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upsurge

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up·surge  (p-sûrj)
intr.v. up·surged, up·surg·ing, up·surg·es
To surge up.
n. (psûrj)
A rapid or abrupt rise: an upsurge in violent crime.

upsurge
vb [ʌpˈsɜːdʒ]
(intr) Chiefly literary to surge up
n [ˈʌpˌsɜːdʒ]
a rapid rise or swell
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.upsurgeupsurge - a sudden forceful flow              
flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
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"
step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

upsurge
noun increase, rise, growth, boost, escalation, upturn an upsurge in oil prices
Translations
upsurge [ˈʌpsɜːdʒ] N (in violence, fighting) → recrudecimiento m; (in demand) → fuerte aumento m
a great upsurge of interest in Góngoraun gran renacimiento del interés por Góngora
there has been an upsurge of feeling about this questionha aumentado de pronto la preocupación por esta cuestión
upsurge [ˈʌpsɜːrdʒ] n [enthusiasm] → vague f; [interest] → regain m
an upsurge in sth (prices, crime)une forte augmentation de qch
upsurge
nZunahme f; (of fighting) → Eskalation f (pej); she felt an upsurge of hatredsie fühlte Hass in sich (dat)aufwallen
upsurge [ˈʌpˌsɜːdʒ] n (of enthusiasm) → ondata; (of prices, inflation) → impennata, improvviso aumento
upsurge [ˈʌpˌsɜːdʒ] n (of enthusiasm) → ondata; (of prices, inflation) → impennata, improvviso aumento


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