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to swell with pride
para hincharse de orgullo
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to, swell, with, pride.
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swell verb

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swelled, has swollen, is swelling, swells
aumentar, crecer
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Wrapping a sprained ankle will help prevent it from swelling.

Example sentences of
swell verb

  • •Her broken ankle swelled badly.
  • •Heavy rains swelled the river.
  • •The population has swelled in recent years.
  • •The economy is swelling at an annual rate of five percent.
  • •Immigrants have swelled the population.
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Synonyms of
swell verb

expand, amplify, distend, inflate, dilate, mushroom, enlarge, widen, spread, increase

pride noun

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prides
orgullo

Example sentences of
pride noun

  • •Being able to work again gave him his pride back.
  • •Getting caught cheating stripped him of his pride.
  • •Pride would not allow her to give up.
  • •It's a matter of pride that he does the work all by himself.
  • •The novel is about a family consumed with pride and vanity.
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  • •They needed help, but their pride wouldn't let them ask for it.
  • •I had to swallow my pride and admit I made a mistake.
  • •He showed a great pride in his family.
  • •These young people are the pride of their community.
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Synonyms of
pride noun

vanity, conceit, egoism, egotism