blow

Vezi și : błöw

(English)

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

• AFI: /bləʊ/ (Anglia)
• AFI: /bloʊ/ (SUA)

1. (despre vânt) a sufla, a adia, a bate

   The raging wind blew right through the closed window.

2. a sufla, a împrăștia

   Blow the dust off that book and open it up.

   The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.

3. a face (baloane de săpun)

   I love to blow bubbles while taking a bath.

4. (despre instrumente) a sufla în
5. a suna, a răsuna

   In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.

6. (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.

7. a exploda

   Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!

8. (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.

9. a strica, a ruina

   He blew the tires and the engine.

10. 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.

11. (argou) a fi indezirabil

    This blows!

12. (argou) a cheltui bani, a toca (bani, avere); (p. ext.) a pierde șansa

    I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.

13. (vulgar) a practica felația, a o suge

    Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?

14. (argou) a pleca, a o șterge

    Let's blow this joint.

• 7: explode
• 11: (argou) suck
• 13: fellate

• blower
• blowhard
• blowhorn
• blowjob
• blowout
• glassblower

blow, pl. blows

1. vânt puternic; (p. ext.) furtună

   We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.

2. (fam., în Anglia) răsuflare, suflare, suflu

   The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.

3. (nenumărabil, în SUA, argou) cocaină
4. (nenumărabil, în Anglia, argou) canabis

• 2: breath
• 3: cocaine
• 4: cannabis

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

blow, pl. blows

1. lovitură, izbitură; (spec.) pumn, ghiont, îmbrâncitură, împinsătură

   A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.

2. (fig.) nenorocire, necaz

   A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.

• 1: hit, punch, strike
• 2: calamity, disaster

• blow-by-blow
• body blow
• come to blows
• low blow

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

1. a înflori

• bloom, blossom

blow, pl. blows

1. cules (de flori)
2. înflorire

   Roses in full blow.

• 1: yield
• 2: bloom

• ablow

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