botinflar-se
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
bot + inflar. Compare the expression inflat com un bot 'swollen like a wineskin'.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [bu.tiɱˈflar.sə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [bo.tiɱˈflar.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [bo.tiɱˈflaɾ.se]
Verb edit
botinflar-se (first-person singular present em botinflo, first-person singular preterite em botinflí, past participle botinflat)
- (intransitive) to swell, to bloat
- Synonyms: inflar-se, embotornar-se
Conjugation edit
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Further reading edit
- “botinflar-se” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.