English-French translations for inflate

• gonfler
  Par conséquent, continuer à gonfler le budget de l'UE n'est pas la voie à suivre. Therefore, continuing to inflate the EU budget is the wrong route to take.
  Au lieu de continuer à gonfler le budget de l'UE, il faut largement renationaliser le système de subvention. Instead of continuing to inflate the EU budget, far-reaching renationalisation of the subsidy system is needed.
  Une fois encore, en raison de l'approche du rapporteur visant à ne pas gonfler inutilement le texte, celles-ci ont été rejetées lors du vote. Again, due to the approach of the rapporteur not to unnecessarily inflate the text, most of those got voted down.
• désérialiser
• enfler
• se gonfler

Definition of inflate

• To enlarge an object by pushing air into it; to raise or expand abnormally
• To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas
• To swell; to puff up
• To decompress that was previously deflated

Examples

• You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.
• The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.
• to inflate somebody with pride or vanity

Related words

• inflated
• reinflate
• inflated structure