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swell

[swel] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. возвышение, выпуклость
2. волнение, зыбь
3. опухоль, припухлость
4. архит. выпуклость колонны, энтазис
5. 1. нарастание, увеличение; разбухание
  2. повышение уровня воды (в водоёме)
6. муз. постепенное нарастание и ослабление звука; сочетание крещендо и диминуэндо
7. 1. разг. щёголь, франт
  2. развязная манера держаться
8. 1. разг. важная персона, шишка
  2. знаток, дока (в каком-л. деле), специалист
9. тех. рычаг ткацкого станка
прил.; разг.
1. стильный, модный, щегольской; роскошный, шикарный
2. амер. отличный, превосходный
гл.; прош. вр. swelled; прич. прош. вр. swelled, swollen
1. 1. = swell up, = swell out надуваться, раздуваться, набухать, разбухать, опухать
  2. увеличиваться, разрастаться, расширяться
2. подниматься (об уровне воды)
3. 1. нарастать (о звуке)
  2. то усиливаться, то затухать (о звуке)
4. увеличивать
5. = swell up быть переполненным чувствами
6. разг. важничать
7. уст. восхвалять, возвеличивать

Physics (En-Ru)

swell

вздутие, мёртвая зыбь

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Well, and so it was, for a little concern like that. I was not only providing a swell dinner, but some odds and ends of extras.
Да так оно и было, особенно для такой мелкой лавочки; я покупал не только провизию, но и многое другое.
Twain, Mark / A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtТвен, Марк / Янки из Коннектикута при дворе короля Артура
Янки из Коннектикута при дворе короля Артура
Твен, Марк
© Н. Чуковский. Наследники. 2010
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Twain, Mark
© 2009 by Seven Treasures Publications

I call it a swell little dress."
По-моему, чудное платьице!
Lewis, Sinclair / BabbitЛьюис, Синклер / Бэббит
Бэббит
Льюис, Синклер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1959
Babbit
Lewis, Sinclair
© 2008 by Quill Pen Classics

«Must be swell being a steer.»
— Приятное, должно быть, занятие — быть волом.
Hemingway, Ernest / The Sun Also RisesХемингуэй, Эрнест / Фиеста (И восходит солнце)
Фиеста (И восходит солнце)
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Правда", 1984
The Sun Also Rises
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1926 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© renewed 1954 by Ernest Hemingway

The Watch had put the final swell and polish on Carrot's muscles.
Служба в Страже придала мышцам Моркоу внушительный лоск.
Pratchett, Terry / Fifth ElephantПратчетт,Терри / Пятый элефант
Пятый элефант
Пратчетт,Терри
© Перевод Н. Берденников, А. Жикаренцев, 2007
© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2007
© Terry and Lyn Pratchett, 1999
Fifth Elephant
Pratchett, Terry
© 2000 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett

This is swell, Evan thought.
«Замечательно, — подумал Эван.
Foster, Alan Dean / Sentenced to PrismФостер, Алан Дин / Приговоренный к Призме
Приговоренный к Призме
Фостер, Алан Дин
Sentenced to Prism
Foster, Alan Dean

Spade said: "That's swell."
Спейд сказал: – Прекрасно.
Hammett, Dashiell / The Maltese FalconХэммет, Дэшилл / Мальтийский сокол
Мальтийский сокол
Хэммет, Дэшилл
© Dashiell Hammett, 1929, 1930
© Перевод. Ю. Здоровов, 2010
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers, 2010
The Maltese Falcon
Hammett, Dashiell
© 1929, 1930 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
© 1956, 1957 by Dashiell Hammett

(The captain, by-the-by, did at last, out of sheer nervousness, get aground at the end of Mordet's Island, but we got off in an hour or so with a swell and a little hard work in the boat.)
Кстати, капитан именно из-за своей нервозности ухитрился сесть на мель возле острова Мордет, но прилив и собственные усилия помогли нам сняться.
Wells, Herbert George / Tono-BungayУэллс, Герберт / Тоно Бенге
Тоно Бенге
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Tono-Bungay
Wells, Herbert George
© the Literary Executors of the Estate of H. G. Wells

"I want you to know I think you done a hell of a swell job," Stark said reluctantly strangledly.
– Знаешь, а ты молодец, – нехотя сказал Старк сдавленным голосом. – Здорово ты все это провернул.
Jones, James / From Here to EternityДжонс, Джеймс / Отныне и вовек
Отныне и вовек
Джонс, Джеймс
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
From Here to Eternity
Jones, James
© 1951 by James Jones
© renewed 1991 by Gloria Jones, James Anthony Phillipe Jones, and Kaylie Anne Jones

The shade of Allanon seemed to swell suddenly against the night, rising up before them.
Призрак увеличился в размерах и придвинулся к ним.
Brooks, Terry / The Scions of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Потомки Шаннары
Потомки Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
The Scions of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1990 by Terry Brooks

I am going to place a tight band (tourniquet) on your arm for a short time to swell the vein.
Я наложу на вашу руку на короткое время тугую повязку /турникет/, чтобы вздулась вена.
© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au 11/28/2011
© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au 11/28/2011

Master Clive was pronounced an 'out-and-outer,' a 'swell and no mistake,' and complimented with scarce one dissentient voice by the simple academy at Gandish's.
Простодушные ученики Гэндиша единогласно высказались в том смысле, что Клайв - "молодчага" и к тому же - "франт и хват".
Thackeray, William Makepeace / The NewcomesТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Ньюкомы
Ньюкомы
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Newcomes
Thackeray, William Makepeace
© 1898, by Harper & Brothers

"Merry meet, merry part!" a great swell of musical voices repeated, answering the Lady's toast.
– За радость и веселье! – повторил дружный хор мелодичных голосов, и руки с бокалами поднялись в ответ на тост госпожи.
De Lint, Charles / The Riddle of the WrenДе Линт, Чарльз / Загадка поющих камней
Загадка поющих камней
Де Линт, Чарльз
The Riddle of the Wren
De Lint, Charles
© 1984 by Charles de Lint

Now you have perhaps an inkling of how we felt when, helplessly, we watched the manlings swell across our hills and us scarcely strong enough in numbers to do anything but hide."
Теперь ты понимаешь, какими беспомощными чувствовали мы себя, когда людишки стали хозяйничать в наших горах, а мы были так малочисленны, что могли только прятаться.
De Lint, Charles / The Riddle of the WrenДе Линт, Чарльз / Загадка поющих камней
Загадка поющих камней
Де Линт, Чарльз
The Riddle of the Wren
De Lint, Charles
© 1984 by Charles de Lint

After some ten minutes of foam and frenzy, in which all the senses at once seemed blasted by the sea, Evan found himself laboriously swimming on a low, green swell, with the sword still in his teeth and the editor of The Atheist still under his arm.
Проборовшись минут десять с волнами, Эван вдруг заметил, словно очнувшись, что плывет по высокой, мирной зыби, держа в руках шпагу, а под мышкой – редактора газеты «Атеист».
Chesterton, G.K. / The Ball and the CrossЧестертон, Г.К. / Шар и крест
Шар и крест
Честертон, Г.К.
© Н. Трауберг, перевод, 2000
The Ball and the Cross
Chesterton, G.K.
© 2008 BiblioBazaar

Instead he surprised her by saying, "To quote Blaine the Mono, that sounds pretty swell."
Вместо этого он ее удивил. — Цитируя Блейна Моно, звучит неплохо.
King, Stephen / The Dark tower 7: The Dark TowerКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2004
© Перевод. В.А.Вебер, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
The Dark tower 7: The Dark Tower
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King

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swelNounвозвышение; выпуклостьExamples

the swell of the ground — пригорок, холм(ик)
ground swell — насыпь
A ground swell of support was built up. — Была сооружена защитная насыпь.

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бомбаж
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Collocations

boiler water swell

набухание котловой воды

ground swell

донные волны

heavy swell

важная персона

long-period swell

длиннопериодная зыбь

springer swell

"хлопуша"

standing swell

стоячая волна

swell allowance

допустимое количество недоброкачественных банок

swell dowel

кобылка

swell dowel

расширяющая шпонка

swell mob

карманники

swell mob

разодетые жулики

swell out

вспучиваться

swell out

разбухать

swell out

увеличиваться в объеме

swell recorder

регистратор зыби

Word forms

swell

verb

Basic forms
Past	swelled
Imperative	swell
Present Participle (Participle I)	swelling
Past Participle (Participle II)	swollen

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I swell	we swell
you swell	you swell
he/she/it swells	they swell

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am swelling	we are swelling
you are swelling	you are swelling
he/she/it is swelling	they are swelling

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have swollen	we have swollen
you have swollen	you have swollen
he/she/it has swollen	they have swollen

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been swelling	we have been swelling
you have been swelling	you have been swelling
he/she/it has been swelling	they have been swelling

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I swelled	we swelled
you swelled	you swelled
he/she/it swelled	they swelled

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was swelling	we were swelling
you were swelling	you were swelling
he/she/it was swelling	they were swelling

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had swollen	we had swollen
you had swollen	you had swollen
he/she/it had swollen	they had swollen

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been swelling	we had been swelling
you had been swelling	you had been swelling
he/she/it had been swelling	they had been swelling

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will swell	we shall/will swell
you will swell	you will swell
he/she/it will swell	they will swell

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be swelling	we shall/will be swelling
you will be swelling	you will be swelling
he/she/it will be swelling	they will be swelling

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have swollen	we shall/will have swollen
you will have swollen	you will have swollen
he/she/it will have swollen	they will have swollen

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been swelling	we shall/will have been swelling
you will have been swelling	you will have been swelling
he/she/it will have been swelling	they will have been swelling

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would swell	we should/would swell
you would swell	you would swell
he/she/it would swell	they would swell

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be swelling	we should/would be swelling
you would be swelling	you would be swelling
he/she/it would be swelling	they would be swelling

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have swollen	we should/would have swollen
you would have swollen	you would have swollen
he/she/it would have swollen	they would have swollen

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been swelling	we should/would have been swelling
you would have been swelling	you would have been swelling
he/she/it would have been swelling	they would have been swelling

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am swollen	we are swollen
you are swollen	you are swollen
he/she/it is swollen	they are swollen

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being swollen	we are being swollen
you are being swollen	you are being swollen
he/she/it is being swollen	they are being swollen

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been swollen	we have been swollen
you have been swollen	you have been swollen
he/she/it has been swollen	they have been swollen

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was swollen	we were swollen
you were swollen	you were swollen
he/she/it was swollen	they were swollen

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being swollen	we were being swollen
you were being swollen	you were being swollen
he/she/it was being swollen	they were being swollen

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been swollen	we had been swollen
you had been swollen	you had been swollen
he/she/it had been swollen	they had been swollen

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be swollen	we shall/will be swollen
you will be swollen	you will be swollen
he/she/it will be swollen	they will be swollen

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been swollen	we shall/will have been swollen
you will have been swollen	you will have been swollen
he/she/it will have been swollen	they will have been swollen

swell

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	swell	swells
Possessive case	swell's	swells'

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Physics (En-Ru)

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