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1 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vējš2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) elpa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) (kuņģa, zarnu) gāzes2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) aizsist elpu3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pūšamais (instruments)- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) []tīt2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) satīt3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) vīties; līkumot4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) uzgriezt; uzvilkt•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *vējš; vītne, vijums; līkums; elpot; tinums; gāzes; smaka; tukši vārdi; pūst; neļaut atvilkt elpu; tīties; aptīties; vīties; ļaut atvilkt elpu; saost; tīt; aptīt; uzvilkt; cilpot; celt ar vinču -
2 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) svilpt; svilpot2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) svilpt3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) []svilpt4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) svilpot2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) svilpiens2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) svilpe3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) svilpe* * *svilpiens; svilpe; rīkle; svilpt; svilpot
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