surge

surge
surge [{{t}}sɜ:dʒ]
1 noun
(a) (increase → of activity) augmentation f, poussée f; (→ of emotion) vague f, accès m; {{}}Electricity{{}} surtension f;
∎ a big surge in demand une forte augmentation de la demande;
∎ a surge of pain/pity un accès de douleur/de pitié;
∎ he felt a surge of pride at the sight of his son la fierté l'envahit en regardant son fils;
∎ I felt a surge of hatred j'ai senti la haine monter en moi
(b) (rush, stampede) ruée f;
∎ there was a sudden surge for the exit tout à coup les gens se sont rués vers la sortie;
∎ a surge of spectators carried him forward il fut emporté par le flot des spectateurs;
∎ the demonstrators made a surge forward and broke through the police cordon les manifestants se ruèrent en avant et le cordon de police céda
(c) {{}}Nautical{{}} houle f
2 intransitive verb
(a) (well up → emotion) monter;
∎ I felt anger/hope/despair surge in me j'ai senti la colère/l'espoir/le désespoir monter en moi
(b) (rush → crowd) se ruer, déferler; (→ water) couler à flots ou à torrents; (→ waves) déferler;
∎ the demonstrators surged forward les manifestants se ruèrent en avant;
∎ the gates of the stadium opened and the fans surged in/out les portes du stade s'ouvrirent et des flots de spectateurs s'y engouffrèrent/en sortirent;
∎ the truck surged forward le camion a bondi en avant;
∎ water surged through the breach in the dam des torrents ou trombes d'eau jaillirent de la brèche dans le barrage;
∎ blood surged to her cheeks le sang lui est monté au visage
(c) {{}}Electricity{{}} subir une brusque pointe de tension
➲ surge up intransitive verb
= surge intransitive verb (a)

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