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1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb[Geruch, Duft:] ziehen, (with perceptible air-movement) wehen* * *[wɒft, AM wɑ:ft]( liter)the sound of a flute \wafted down the stairs der Klang einer Flöte tönte die Treppe herunterbirdsong \wafted through the trees Vogelgesang klang durch die BäumeII. vtto \waft smell/sound somewhere Geruch/Klang irgendwohin wehento be \wafted by the wind vom Wind getragen werden* * *[wAːft]1. nHauch m2. vttragen, wehen3. viwehena delicious smell wafted up from the kitchen — ein köstlicher Geruch zog aus der Küche herauf
* * *A v/t1. wehen, tragen2. (fort-, aus)senden:waft sb a kiss jemandem eine Kusshand zuwerfenB v/i (heran)getragen werden, schweben, wehen:a spicy odo(u)r was wafting through the window ein würziger Geruch kam durchs Fenster gezogenC s1. Wehen n2. (Duft-, Luft) Hauch m:* * *1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb[Geruch, Duft:] ziehen, (with perceptible air-movement) wehen* * *v.wehen v.
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