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up·surge
(ŭp-sûrj′)intr.v. up·surged, up·surg·ing, up·surg·es
To surge up.
n. (ŭp′sûrj′)
A rapid or abrupt rise: an upsurge in violent crime.
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upsurge
vb
(intr) chiefly literary to surge up
n
a rapid rise or swell
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up•surge
(v. ʌpˈsɜrdʒ; n. ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ)v. -surged, -surg•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to surge up; increase; rise.
n. 2. the act of surging up; a large or rapid increase.
[1915–20]
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Past participle: upsurged
Gerund: upsurging
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Noun | 1. | upsurge - a sudden forceful flow debris storm, debris surge - the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge" onrush - a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts" |
2. | upsurge - a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime" |
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upsurge
verbnoun
The act of increasing or rising:
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Translations
upsurge
[ˈʌpsɜːdʒ] N (in violence, fighting) → recrudecimiento m; (in demand) → fuerte aumento ma great upsurge of interest in Góngora → un gran renacimiento del interés por Góngora
there has been an upsurge of feeling about this question → ha aumentado de pronto la preocupación por esta cuestión
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
upsurge
[ˈʌpsɜːrdʒ] n [enthusiasm] → vague f; [interest] → regain man upsurge in sth (prices, crime) → une forte augmentation de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
upsurge
n → Zunahme f; (of fighting) → Eskalation f (pej); she felt an upsurge of hatred → sie fühlte Hass in sich (dat) → aufwallen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈʌpˌsɜːdʒ] n (of enthusiasm) → ondata; (of prices, inflation) → impennata, improvviso aumentoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995