inflar

to inflate

verb een-FLAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin inflare, from in- + flare (to blow).

Also means

to pump up

Usage Note

Inflar covers both literal inflation (inflar un globo — to blow up a balloon; inflar las ruedas — to pump up the tyres) and figurative exaggeration (inflar las cifras — to inflate the figures). The reflexive inflarse means to swell with pride: se infló de orgullo. Do not confuse with hinchar, which is closely synonymous but more associated with bodily swelling.

Examples

"Hay que inflar las ruedas de la bicicleta."

Natural Translation

The bicycle tyres need to be pumped up.

Literal Translation

One-must inflate the tyres of the bicycle.

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