inflar

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
inflar⇒ vtr	(hinchar con aire, gas) (balloon)	blow up vtr phrasal sep
	(general)	inflate⇒ vtr
	(nautical)	fill⇒, swell⇒ vtr
	(tire)	pump up⇒ vtr
	Todos ayudaron a inflar los globos.
	Everyone helped blow up the balloons.
inflar vtr	(exagerar hechos) (figurative)	inflate⇒, exaggerate⇒ vtr
		blow [sth] out of proportion v expr
	El periódico infló la noticia del robo.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The reporter inflated (or: exaggerated) the news about the robbery.
inflarse⇒ v prnl	(hincharse)	inflate⇒ vi
		swell up, blow up vi + adv
	Al introducir el gas, el globo se infla.
	When the gas is introduced, the balloon inflates.
inflarse de algo v prnl + prep	coloquial (hartarse de algo) (colloquial: drink)	get boozed up, get plastered, get totaled v expr
	(informal: food)	stuff yourself vtr + refl
	(formal: drink)	be inebriated vi + adj
	Anoche me inflé de cerveza.
	Last night I got boozed up (or: got plastered) drinking beer.
inflarse v prnl	coloquial (mostrarse presuntuoso) (pride)	puff up, swell up vi phrasal
		gush⇒ vi
	Marta se infla cuando cuenta a sus amigas que su hijo estudia medicina.
	Maria puffs up (or: swells up) when she tells her friends that her son is studying medicine.

Additional Translations
Spanish		English
inflar a alguien a algo vtr + prep	coloquial (golpear repetidamente)	beat up vtr phrasal sep
		punch [sb]⇒ vtr
	(vulgar)	kick the shit out of [sb] v expr
	Los ladrones inflaron a tus colegas a tortas.
	Como no te calles, voy a inflarte a puñetazos.
	The thieves beat up your buddies.

Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
inflar el ego loc verb	(logro, conquista)	boost your ego, give your ego a boost v expr
	(formal)	inflate your ego v expr
	Esa victoria le va a inflar el ego.
inflar el ego loc verb	(dar elogios)	stroke [sb]'s ego v expr
		build [sb] up v expr
	Deja de inflarme el ego, que me voy a sonrojar.
inflar las narices, inflarle las narices a alguien, inflarle las narices loc verb	(hartar, enfadar)	raise his hackles up v expr
	Se le van a inflar las narices cuando se entere de lo que hiciste.
inflar las narices, inflársele las narices loc verb	(hartarse, enfadarse)	be sick of, be tired of v expr
		be fed up with v expr
	(process)	get sick of, get tired of v expr
	(process)	get fed up with v expr
	Se me inflaron las narices por escuchar tantos reclamos.

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