engrosar

v.

1 to swell (increase).

la herencia pasó a engrosar la fortuna familiar the inheritance went to swell the family fortune

2 to thicken, to bulk, to bulk out, to bulk up.

3 to join.

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engrosar

Conjugation model [CONTAR], like {{link=contar}}contar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer grueso) to thicken

2 figurado (aumentar) to increase, swell

■ Pepe pasó a engrosar las filas del ejército Pepe went on to swell the army's ranks

► verbo intransitivo

1 (engordar) to get fat

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1. VT

1) [+ cantidad] to increase

2) (=espesar) to thicken

2.

VI (=engordar) to get fat

3.

See:

engrosarse

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verbo transitivo to swell

pasaron a engrosar las filas del partido — they swelled o joined the ranks of the party

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= swell, increase in + numbers, increase in + size.

Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

Ex. Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.

Ex. As cataracts increase in size, they reduce the amount of light passing through the lens, which results in blindness if not treated.

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verbo transitivo to swell

pasaron a engrosar las filas del partido — they swelled o joined the ranks of the party

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= swell, increase in + numbers, increase in + size.

Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

Ex: Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.

Ex: As cataracts increase in size, they reduce the amount of light passing through the lens, which results in blindness if not treated.

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engrosar [A10 ]

vt

to swell

pasaron a engrosar las filas del partido they swelled o joined the ranks of the party

12.900 personas pasaron a engrosar las cifras de desempleo the number of people out of work rose by 12,900, 12,900 people joined the ranks of the unemployed

el nuevo impuesto va a engrosar considerablemente las arcas del estado the new tax will swell the state coffers considerably

■ engrosar

vi

to put on o gain weight

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engrosar vtr (una lista, cuenta, colección) to swell, increase

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engrosar

♦ vt

[aumentar] to swell;

la herencia pasó a engrosar la fortuna familiar the inheritance went to swell the family fortune;

diez mil personas pasaron a engrosar la lista de desempleados a further ten thousand people swelled the ranks of the unemployed

♦ vi

[engordar] to put on weight

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engrosar

I v/t swell, increase

II v/i put on weight, gain weight

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engrosar {19} vt

: to enlarge, to increase, to swell

engrosar vi

engordar: to gain weight