inflate

1. (transitive)To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally

   You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.

   aufblasen, aufpumpen, aufblähen

   надува́тьnaduvátʹ, наду́тьnadútʹ, наполня́тьnapolnjátʹ

   надува́тиnaduváty, надима́тиnadymáty, наду́тиnadúty

   fill with gas or air

2. (intransitive)To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).

   The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.

   aufblasen

   надува́тьсяnaduvátʹsja, наду́тьсяnadútʹsja, наполня́тьсяnapolnjátʹsja

3. (figuratively)To swell; to puff up.

   to inflate somebody with pride or vanity

4. (transitive)To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.

5. (figuratively, transitive)To represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate.

   Israel routinely claims that the Gaza Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas, has a tendency to inflate the number of Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip.

1. Tom inflated the beach ball.

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2. Tom is inflating a balloon.

   Том надуває кульку. — deniko

   deTom bläst einen Ballon auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. I cannot inflate all these balloons.

   ruЯ не могу надуть все эти шары. — shanghainese

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4. The basketball needs to be inflated.

   ruБаскетбольный мяч нужно накачать. — Selena777

   deDer Basketball muss aufgepumpt werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Sami possessed a highly inflated ego.

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