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1 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) högg2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) áfallII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) blása2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) feykja3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) fjúka4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) blása5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) blása•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
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2 bomb
[bom] 1. noun(a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) sprengja2. verb1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) varpa sprengjum (á); gera sprengjuárás (á)2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) falla (misheppnað fyrirtæki)•- bomber- bombshell -
3 retrieve
[rə'tri:v]1) (to get back (something which was lost etc): My hat blew away, but I managed to retrieve it; Our team retrieved its lead in the second half.) endurheimta2) ((of usually trained dogs) to search for and bring back (birds or animals that have been shot by a hunter).) finna og sækja•- retriever -
4 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.) blístra2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) blístra, flauta3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvína4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvína2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) blístur2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) flauta3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) flauta
См. также в других словарях:
blew — verb the past tense of blow 1 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blew — I. /blu / (say blooh) verb past tense of blow2. II. /blu / (say blooh) verb past tense of blow3 …
blow over — verb disappear gradually The pain eventually passed off • Syn: ↑evanesce, ↑fade, ↑pass off, ↑fleet, ↑pass • Derivationally related forms: ↑passing ( … Useful english dictionary
blow out — verb 1. melt, break, or become otherwise unusable (Freq. 2) The lightbulbs blew out The fuse blew • Syn: ↑burn out, ↑blow • Derivationally related forms: ↑blowout … Useful english dictionary
blow off — verb come off due to an explosion or other strong force (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑detach, ↑come off, ↑come away • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP * * * lose one s temper and shout … Useful english dictionary
burn out — verb melt, break, or become otherwise unusable The lightbulbs blew out The fuse blew • Syn: ↑blow out, ↑blow • Derivationally related forms: ↑blowout (for: ↑blow out) … Useful english dictionary
blow out phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) if you blow a flame or a fire out, or if it blows out, it stops burning: blow sth out: Blow out all the candles. | The match blew out before I could light the candles. 2 (I) if a tyre blows out, it bursts 3 (T) blow itself out if a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow away — verb a) To cause to go away by blowing. He blew away the dust which had collected on the book. b) To disperse or to depart on currents of air. I didnt have to rake. The leaves just blew away … Wiktionary
blow out — verb a) To extinguish something, especially a flame. He blew out the match. b) To deflate quickly on being punctured.. The tire blew out on a corner. See Also: blowout … Wiktionary
blow up phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion: The plane blew up in midair. (blow sth up): Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge. 2 (transitive blow something up) to fill something with air or gas: Stop at the gas… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow out — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to extinguish by a gust 2. to dissipate (itself) by blowing used of storms 3. to defeat easily 4. to damage severely < she blew out her right knee in the marathon > intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
