bulging

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From the verb bulge: (⇒ conjugate)
bulging is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bulging adj (eyes: protuberant) (ojos)saltón/ona adj
  reventón adj
 Her bulging eyes made me think she had a thyroid condition.
 Por sus ojos saltones creí que tenía algún problema de tiroides.
bulging adj (pocket, bag: overfull) (bolso, bolsillo, etc.)repleto/a adj
  abultado/a adj
  (coloquial)a reventar loc adj
 His trouser pockets were bulging with all kinds of junk.
 Sus bolsillos estaban repletos de basura.
 Sus bolsillos estaban a reventar de basura.
bulging adj (stomach: swollen) (vientre)hinchado/a adj
  inflamado adj
 The children's bulging stomachs are a symptom of malnutrition.
 El vientre hinchado en los niños es un síntoma de malnutrición.
bulging adj (muscles: big) (músculo)hinchado/a adj
  grande adj mf
 The bodybuilder showed off his bulging thigh muscles.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bulge n ([sth] sticking out)bulto nm
  protuberancia nf
 Sara noticed a strange bulge in the sack.
 Sara notó un bulto extraño en la bolsa.
bulge vi (swell, stick out)sobresalir vi
 The old man's stomach bulged.
 El estómago del viejo sobresalía.
bulge with [sth] vi + prep (be full)estar repleto de v cop + loc adj
 The boy's pockets were bulging with the conkers he had collected.
 Los bolsillos del niño estaban repletos de las castañas que había cogido.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
bulge n figurative (increase)crecimiento nm
  incremento nm
  aumento nm
 This neighborhood experienced a population bulge about twenty years ago, but gradually people moved away.
 Este vecindario experimentó un crecimiento de su población hace unos 20 años, pero la gente se marchó gradualmente.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
bulging | bulge
InglésEspañol
bulging with adj (overfull with, stuffed full of)repleto de, lleno de, colmado de, atestado de, abarrotado de adj + prep
  desbordante de, rebosante de adj + prep
 My mailbox is usually bulging with junk mail and bills.
 Mi buzón generalmente está repleto de correo basura y facturas.
bursting at the seams,
bulging at the seams
adj
figurative (overfull, packed full)abarrotado, abarrotada participio
 My suitcase is already bursting at the seams -- how can I pack my souvenirs?
 Mi maleta está abarrotada, ¿cómo voy a meter todos mis souvenirs?
  a punto de reventar loc adj
 Mi maleta está a punto de reventar -- ¿cómo voy a meter todos mis souvenirs?
bursting at the seams,
bulging at the seams
adj
(tearing because it is stretched)reventando las costuras loc adj
 I've got to lose weight; my pants are bursting at the seams.
 Tengo que perder peso; mis pantalones están reventando las costuras.
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