blow

Vezi și : błöw

engleză

Din engleza medie blowen, care provine din engleza veche blāwan < proto-germanică *blēanan < proto-indo-europeană *bhle-.

(despre vânt) a sufla, a adia, a bate
The raging wind blew right through the closed window.
a sufla, a împrăștia
Blow the dust off that book and open it up.

The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
a face (baloane de săpun)
I love to blow bubbles while taking a bath.
(despre instrumente) a sufla în
a suna, a răsuna
In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
(despre cetacee) a elimina forțat aerul, a sufla
There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
a exploda
Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
(urmărit de up sau to) a face să explodeze, a face să sară în aer
The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.

The aerosol can was blown to bits.
a strica, a ruina
He blew the tires and the engine.
a se rupe, a se sparge
He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
(argou) a fi indezirabil
This blows!
(argou) a cheltui bani, a toca (bani, avere); (p. ext.) a pierde șansa
I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
(vulgar) a practica felația, a o suge
Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
(argou) a pleca, a o șterge
Let's blow this joint.

blow, pl. blows

vânt puternic; (p. ext.) furtună
We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
(fam., în Anglia) răsuflare, suflare, suflu
The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
(nenumărabil, în SUA, argou) cocaină
(nenumărabil, în Anglia, argou) canabis

Din engleza medie blowe, blaw; formă nordică a lui blēwe < proto-germanică *blewwanan.

blow, pl. blows

lovitură, izbitură; (spec.) pumn, ghiont, îmbrâncitură, împinsătură
A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
(fig.) nenorocire, necaz
A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.

Din engleza medie blowen, care provine din engleza veche blōwan < proto-germanică *blōanan < proto-indo-europeană *bhel.

blow, pl. blows