(transitive) to blow up (inflate with air) / (by extension, transitive) to swell (cause to become bigger) / (vulgar, transitive) to knock up / (figurative, transitive) to overpraise / (figurative, transitive) to blow out of proportion / (intransitive) to swell, to swell up, to become swollen [auxiliary essere] / (figurative, intransitive) to pride oneself [auxiliary essere]