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je gonfle

inflates, swells, annoys, gets on someone’s nerves

→ gonfler
gonfl to inflate, blow up + e je/il present or subjunctive; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #34,309
inflates, swells
FR: Le ballon gonfle rapidement.
EN: The balloon inflates quickly.
annoys, gets on someone’s nerves Colloquial in this sense.
FR: Cette musique me gonfle.
EN: This music annoys me.
Conjugation of gonfler
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First gonfle —
Second — gonflez
Third gonfle —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First gonfle —
Third gonfle —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second gonfle gonflez

Que le cœur me gonfle.

My heart is swelling.

— Pierrot le Fou (1965)

Si l'on pompe de l'air dans un pneu, il gonfle.

If you pump air into a tire, it inflates.

S'il souffle dans l'un, l'autre gonfle ?

If he blows into one, will the other inflate?

Je gonfle puis je me mets à étouffer.

I swell up and then start to choke.

— La Chèvre (1981)

On gonfle les ballasts ?

Are we inflating the ballast tanks?

— Le Bateau (1981)

Il me gonfle, Stepanytch, avec sa bagnole.

Stepanytch is getting on my nerves with his car.

— Léviathan (2014)

Gonfle les pneus.

Inflate the tires.

Ça me gonfle.

It pisses me off.

Je lui fais confiance mais il me gonfle.

I trust him, but he really annoys me.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Ça gonfle, je peux pas y arriver.

This is so frustrating—I can't do it.

— A Pain in the Ass (1973)