Polyglot Dictionary

avolumar

/avoluˈmaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
avolumo
preterite (eu)
avolumei
past participle
avolumado

Meaning

  1. to swell

    • O dano se avolumou.

      The damage swelled.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

inchar

avolumar is more about volume or bulk increasing, like a pile growing or a problem swelling in size, figuratively; inchar is more literal or physical, like a body part swelling.

Similar in other languages

German

schwellen

schwellen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to swell."

Spanish

engrosar

engrosar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to swell."

French

enfler

enfler is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to swell."

Practice

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