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swell

/swɛl/ adjetivo C2

En español: excelente

  1. Fashionable, like a swell or dandy. (dated)
  2. Excellent. (US, dated, slang)

Comparativo sweller · Superlativo swellest

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Darcy, “There is a very fine old saying, which everybody here is of course familiar with--‘Keep your breath to cool your porridge,’--and I shall keep mine to swell my song.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 25 · B2
The patron turned towards his vessel, which was rolling on the swell in the little harbor, and, with sails partly set, would be ready for sea when her toilet should be completed.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 252 · C1
As the door opened, the sound of a guzla reached the ears of the young men, but was almost immediately lost, for the rapid closing of the door merely allowed one rich swell of harmony to enter.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 387 · C1
The ferry lurched as it navigated a particularly turbulent swell, causing the tea in Arthur's cup to slosh perilously near the edge.
The Resonance of the Crossing, p. 1 · C2

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