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Стучать [доносить, капать] на кого-либо. Закладывать кого-либо. ЗапрещатьDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Blow the whistle on
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The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > blow the whistle
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expr infml1)It's about time someone blew the whistle on his dishonest practices — Пора сообщить куда следует о его махинациях
2)If your father finds out about this he'll soon blow the whistle on what you're doing — Если твой отец узнает об этом, то он всему этому делу быстро положит конец
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > blow the whistle on something
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Сленг: донести (на кого-л.), накапать (на кого-л.), настучать (на кого-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > blow the whistle on (smb.)
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delatar a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to blow the whistle on somebody
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разг. положить конец чему-л.It's about time someone blew the whistle on his dishonest practices. — Пора бы уже кому-нибудь положить конец его мерзким выходкам.
Англо-русский современный словарь > to blow the whistle on smth.
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1) dénoncer [un délit]2) [Police] dénoncer; balancerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to blow the whistle
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blow [bləʊ]coup de poing ⇒ 1 (a) coup ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e) coup de vent ⇒ 1 (c) souffle ⇒ 1 (d) souffler ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (b) faire bouger ⇒ 3 (a) jouer de ⇒ 3 (d) faire éclater ⇒ 3 (e) claquer ⇒ 3 (g) gâcher ⇒ 3 (h) révéler ⇒ 3 (i) quitter ⇒ 3 (j)1 noun∎ to come to blows, to exchange blows en venir aux mains;∎ without striking a blow sans coup férir;∎ figurative to strike a blow for freedom rompre une lance pour la liberté∎ her death came as a terrible blow (to them) sa mort a été (pour eux) un choc terrible;∎ to soften or to cushion the blow amortir le choc;∎ to deal sb/sth a (serious) blow porter un coup (terrible) à qn/qch;∎ it was a big blow to her pride son orgueil en a pris un coup∎ figurative we went for a blow on the prom nous sommes sortis prendre l'air sur le front de mer∎ have a good blow (blow your nose) mouche-toi bien(e) (of whistle) coup m(f) familiar drugs slang British (cannabis) shit m; American (cocaine) coke f, neige f; (heroin) héro f, blanche f∎ lilacs in full blow des lilas en pleine floraison∎ the wind was blowing hard le vent soufflait fort;∎ the wind is blowing from the north le vent souffle du nord;∎ it's blowing a gale out there le vent souffle en tempête là-bas;∎ figurative let's wait and see which way the wind blows attendons de voir de quel côté ou d'où souffle le vent∎ she blew on her hands/on her coffee elle a soufflé dans ses mains/sur son café;∎ he blows hot and cold il souffle le chaud et le froid∎ the trees were blowing in the wind le vent soufflait dans les arbres;∎ papers blew all over the yard des papiers se sont envolés à travers la cour;∎ the window blew open/shut un coup de vent a ouvert/fermé la fenêtre;∎ familiar when did you blow into town? quand est-ce que tu es arrivé?□∎ there she blows! la voilà!∎ this coffee really blows! il est vraiment dégueulasse, ce café!∎ the wind blew the door open/shut un coup de vent a ouvert/fermé la porte;∎ a gust of wind blew the papers off the table un coup de vent a fait s'envoler les papiers de la table;∎ he was nearly blown off his feet (by wind, explosion) il a failli être emporté;∎ the wind was blowing the ship southward le vent poussait le navire vers le sud;∎ the hurricane blew the ship off course l'ouragan a fait dévier ou a dérouté le navire(b) (of person) souffler;∎ blow your nose! mouche-toi!;∎ he blew the dust off the book il a soufflé sur le livre pour enlever la poussière;∎ to blow sb a kiss envoyer un baiser à qn(c) (bubbles, glass)∎ to blow bubbles/smoke rings faire des bulles/ronds de fumée;∎ to blow glass souffler le verre∎ the policeman blew his whistle le policier a sifflé ou a donné un coup de sifflet;∎ familiar to blow the gaff vendre la mèche;∎ familiar to blow one's own trumpet se vanter;∎ familiar to blow the whistle on sb balancer qn;∎ familiar to blow the whistle on sth dévoiler qch∎ the house was blown to pieces la maison a été entièrement détruite par l'explosion;∎ the blast almost blew his hand off l'explosion lui a presque emporté la main;∎ the gunman threatened to blow their heads off l'homme au pistolet a menacé de leur faire sauter la cervelle;∎ figurative their plans were blown sky-high leurs projets sont tombés à l'eau;∎ familiar he blew a gasket or a fuse when he found out quand il l'a appris, il a piqué une crise;∎ familiar to blow sb out of the water (criticize) descendre qn en flammes; (beat) battre qn à plates coutures∎ he blew all his savings on a new car il a claqué toutes ses économies pour s'acheter une nouvelle voiture∎ I blew it! j'ai tout gâché!;∎ that's blown it! ça a tout gâché ou bousillé, ça a tout fait louper∎ to blow sb's cover griller qn;∎ her article blew the whole thing wide open son article a exposé toute l'affaire au grand jour;∎ familiar to blow the lid off sth faire des révélations sur qch□∎ they blew town yesterday ils ont fichu le camp hier∎ let's go anyway, and blow what he thinks allons-y quand même, je me moque de ce qu'il pense ou il peut penser ce qu'il veut;∎ blow the expense, we're going out to dinner au diable l'avarice, on sort dîner ce soir∎ the idea blew his mind l'idée l'a fait flipper;∎ the Grand Canyon blew my mind quel pied le Grand Canyon!;∎ British oh, blow (it)! la barbe!, mince!;∎ American blow it out your ear! arrête tes conneries et fiche-moi le camp!;∎ to blow one's lid or stack or top exploser de rage;∎ our team blew them out of the water notre équipe les a complètement écrasés;∎ don't blow your cool ne t'emballe pas;∎ blow me down!, British well, I'll be blowed! ça par exemple!;∎ British I'll be or I'm blowed if I'm going to apologize! pas question que je fasse des excuses!►► American blow in (in newspaper) encart f publicitaire volant;vulgar blow job (oral sex) pipe f;∎ to give sb a blow job tailler une pipe à qn;blow wave brushing m∎ British let's take a walk to blow away the cobwebs allons nous promener pour nous changer les idées∎ the film just blew me away ce film m'a complètement retournéêtre abattu par le vent, tomber(of wind) faire tomber, renverser; (of person) faire tomber ou abattre (en soufflant)➲ blow infamiliar débarquer à l'improviste, s'amener(door, window) enfoncer➲ blow off(a) (hat, roof) s'envoler∎ familiar to blow off steam dire ce qu'on a sur le cœur∎ to blow sb off faire une pipe à qn➲ blow out∎ to blow one's brains out se faire sauter ou se brûler la cervelle;∎ to blow sb's brains out faire sauter la cervelle à qn∎ the hurricane eventually blew itself out l'ouragan s'est finalement calmé∎ figurative the scandal soon blew over le scandale fut vite oublié(tree) abattre, renverser➲ blow up∎ the whole issue was blown up out of all proportion la question a été exagérée hors de (toute) proportion∎ figurative the plan blew up in their faces le projet leur a claqué dans les doigts∎ the argument blew up out of nowhere la dispute a commencé sans raison∎ to blow up at sb engueuler qn -
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1) ( wind) wehen, blasen;( move with wind) papers, leaves wegwehen, davonwehen;the window blew open/ shut das Fenster wurde auf-/zugeweht;an icy wind began to \blow ein eisiger Wind kam aufhe scored the winning goal just before the whistle blew er erzielte das Siegtor kurz vor dem Schlusspfiff5) whale spritzen, blasen;there she \blows! Wal in Sicht!the fuse has \blown die Sicherung ist rausgesprungen ( fam)OK folks, I've got to \blow so Leute, ich muss dann mal los ( fam)PHRASES:1) ( move in air)to \blow sth etw blasen; papers, leaves etw wehen;the gale blew the ship onto the rocks der Sturm trieb das Schiff auf die Felsen;to \blow sb a kiss [or to \blow a kiss at sb] jdm ein Küsschen zuwerfen2) ( instrument)to \blow sth horn, whistle etw blasen;to \blow a horn mil ein Hornsignal geben;to \blow the trumpet Trompete spielen;the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the game der Schiedsrichter pfiff das Spiel ab3) ( push air into)to \blow an egg ein Ei ausblasen;to \blow a fire ein Feuer anfachen;to \blow one's nose sich dat die Nase putzen4) ( produce by blowing)to \blow bubbles [Seifen]blasen produzieren;to \blow glass Glas blasen;to \blow smoke rings [Rauch]ringe [in die Luft] blasen5) (burn out, explode)to \blow sth valve, gasket etw kaputtmachen [o zerstören];to \blow a bridge eine Brücke sprengen;to \blow a car ein Auto in die Luft sprengen;to be \blown to pieces in Stücke gesprengt werden;to \blow a safe einen Safe [auf]sprengen;we blew a tyre on the motorway uns ist auf der Autobahn ein Reifen geplatzt;I've \blown a fuse/ light bulb mir ist eine Sicherung/Glühbirne durchgebranntto \blow money Geld verpulvern [o durchbringen];to be \blown cover auffliegen\blow ! verflixt!;\blow the expense, we'll take it! scheiß auf die Kosten, wir nehmen es! ( derb)I'll be \blowed! das werden wir ja sehen!;I'm \blowed if he thinks he can cheat me! das wollen wir doch mal sehen, ob der mich reinlegen kann!to \blow sth etw vermasseln ( fam)to \blow sb jdm einen blasen ( derb)PHRASES:to \blow sb's mind ( fam) jdn restlos verblüffen;to \blow smoke übertreiben;he's just \blowing smoke das ist doch nur heiße Luft;let me have a \blow of your trumpet lass mich mal deine Trompete spielen!2) of nose;to have a [good] \blow sich dat [gründlich] die Nase putzento go for a \blow einen [ausgedehnten] Spaziergang machenat one \blow auf einen Schlag;to match sth \blow for \blow haargenau mit etw dat übereinstimmen; -
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A n1 ( stroke) coup m ; killed by a blow to the back of the head tué d'un coup derrière la tête ; to fell sb with a blow ( with fist) abattre qn d'un coup de poing ; ( with stick) abattre qn d'un coup de bâton ; to exchange blows échanger des coups ; to come to blows en venir aux mains (over au sujet de) ; to strike a blow for fig frapper un grand coup pour [freedom, rights] ;2 fig (shock, knock) coup m ; to deal sb a savage blow porter un très mauvais coup à qn ; the blow fell le coup est tombé ; to be a blow être un coup terrible (to sth porté à qch ; to, for sb pour qn) ;3 ( of nose) to give one's nose a blow se moucher ; give your nose a good blow mouche-toi un bon coup ;1 [wind] to blow sth out of faire voler qch par [window] ; the wind blew the door open/shut un coup de vent a ouvert/fermé la porte ; to be blown off course/onto the rocks être dévié/poussé sur les rochers par le vent ; it's blowing a gale il y a de la tempête ;2 [person] faire [bubble, smoke ring] ; to blow smoke in sb's face envoyer or souffler la fumée dans la figure de qn ; to blow an egg vider un œuf (en soufflant dedans) ; to blow glass souffler du verre ; to blow sb a kiss envoyer un baiser à qn ;3 to blow one's nose se moucher ;4 gen, Mus souffler dans [trumpet, whistle, flute] ; to blow the whistle for half-time siffler la mi-temps ;5 [explosion] provoquer [hole] (in dans) ; to be blown to pieces ou bits by être réduit en poussière par ; to blow a safe faire sauter un coffre-fort ;7 ○ ( spend) claquer ○ [money] (on dans) ;9 ○ ( make a mess of) to blow it tout ficher en l'air ○ ; to blow one's chances ficher ses chances en l'air ○ ; to blow one's lines se mélanger les pinceaux ○ ; that's really blown it ○ ! c'est fichu ○ cette fois! ;10 ○ † (pp blowed) blow it! zut ○ ! ; blow him! qu'il aille au diable ; well, blow me down ou I'll be blowed! mince alors ○ ! ; I'll be blowed if I'll pay! pas question que je paye! ○ ;11 ○ US to blow town se tirer ○ vite fait ;13 ○ ( drugs slang) to blow grass fumer (de l'herbe) ;14 ● ( fellate) tailler une pipe à ●.1 [wind] souffler ; the wind's blowing from the north le vent vient or souffle du nord ; it's blowing hard tonight le vent souffle fort ce soir ;3 [person] souffler (into dans ; on sur) ;4 ( sound) [whistle] retentir ; [trumpet] sonner, retentir ; [foghorn] rugir ; when the whistle blows au coup de sifflet ;5 [whale] souffler ;6 (break, explode) [fuse, gasket] sauter ; [bulb] griller ; [tyre] éclater ;7 ○ ( leave quickly) filer ○.to blow a fuse ○ ou a gasket ○ ou one's lid ○ ou one's stack ○ ou one' s top ○ piquer une crise ○ ; it really blew my mind ○ ou blew me away! ○ (with admiration, astonishment) j'en suis resté baba ○.■ blow around, blow about GB:▶ blow around [leaves, papers, litter] voler dans tous les sens ;▶ blow [sth] around, blow around [sth] faire voler [qch] dans tous les sens.■ blow away:▶ blow away [object, hat, paper] s'envoler ;▶ blow [sth] away, blow away [sth] [wind] emporter [object] ; [explosion] souffler [roof] ; to blow the dust away souffler sur la poussière ;■ blow down:▶ blow down [tree, fence, house] tomber (à cause du vent) ;▶ blow [sth] down, blow down [sth] [wind] faire tomber [chimney, tree, house].■ blow in:▶ blow in1 [snow, rain] entrer ;2 ( in explosion) [door, window] être enfoncé ;▶ blow [sth] in, blow in [sth]1 [wind] faire entrer [snow, rain] ;2 [explosion] enfoncer [door, window].■ blow off:▶ blow off1 [hat] s'envoler ;2 ( gush out) [gas, liquid] s'échapper ;▶ blow [sth] off, blow off [sth] [wind] emporter [hat] ; [explosion] emporter [hand, limb, roof] ; to blow sb's head off faire sauter la tête de qn ; he had his leg blown off il a perdu sa jambe ; to blow the leaves off the trees [wind] faire tomber les feuilles des arbres ; to blow the dust off sth [person] enlever la poussière de qch en soufflant dessus.■ blow out:▶ blow out1 [candle, flame] s'éteindre ;2 [oil well] laisser échapper du pétrole ; [gas well] laisser échapper du gaz ;▶ blow [sth] out, blow out [sth]2 ( inflate) to blow one's cheeks out gonfler les or ses joues ; to blow itself out [gale, storm] tomber.■ blow over:1 (pass, die down) [storm] tomber ; [affair] être oublié ; [discontent, protest] se calmer ; [anger] passer, tomber ;2 ( topple) [fence, tree] tomber (à cause du vent) ;▶ blow [sb/sth] over [wind] renverser [person, tree, fence].■ blow up:▶ blow up2 [wind, storm] se lever ;3 [trouble, problem, affair] éclater ;▶ blow [sth/sb] up, blow up [sb/sth] ( in explosion) faire sauter [building, person] ; faire exploser [bomb] ;▶ blow [sth] up, blow up [sth]1 ( inflate) gonfler [tyre, balloon] ;3 ( exaggerate) exagérer ; the story has been blown (up) out of all proportion l'histoire a été exagérément grossie. -
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whistle [ˈwɪsl]1. nouna. ( = sound) (made with mouth) sifflement m ; ( = jeering) sifflet m ; (made with a whistle) coup m de sifflet[person, bird, wind] siffler ; (tunefully, light-heartedly) siffloter[+ tune] siffler ; (casually, light-heartedly) siffloter* * *['wɪsl], US ['hwɪ-] 1.1) ( small pipe) sifflet m; ( siren) sirène fto blow the ou one's whistle — donner un coup de sifflet
2) ( sound) gen sifflement m; ( with small pipe) coup m de sifflet2.transitive verb gen siffler; ( casually) siffloter [melody]3.1) ( make noise) sifflerto whistle at somebody/something — siffler quelqu'un/quelque chose
to whistle for — siffler [dog]
2) ( move fast)to whistle past ou by — [bullet] passer en sifflant; [train] passer à toute vitesse
•Phrasal Verbs:••you can whistle for it! — (colloq) tu peux toujours courir! (colloq)
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whistle, US [transcription]["hwI-"]A n1 ( small pipe) sifflet m ; ( siren) sirène f ; the factory whistle goes at 5 pm la sirène de l'usine sonne à 17 h ; to blow the ou one's whistle donner un coup de sifflet ; to blow the whistle for half time siffler la mi-temps ;2 ( sound) (made by mouth, kettle, train, wind) sifflement m ; ( made with a small pipe) coup m de sifflet ; to give a whistle of surprise pousser un sifflement de surprise ;3 Mus flageolet m.C vi1 ( make noise) [bird, person, kettle, train, wind] siffler ; to whistle at sb/sth siffler qn/qch ; to whistle for siffler [dog] ; he whistled to us to come il nous a sifflés pour nous faire venir ;2 ( move fast) to whistle past ou by [arrow, bullet] passer en sifflant ; [train] passer à toute vitesse ; the arrows whistled past our heads/through the air les flèches sifflaient au-dessus de nos têtes/dans l'air.to blow the whistle on sb dénoncer qn ; to blow the whistle on sth révéler qch ; (as) clean as a whistle propre comme un sou neuf ; you can whistle for it ○ ! tu peux toujours courir ○ ! ; to wet one's whistle ○ se rincer le gosier ○ ; to whistle in the dark essayer de se donner du courage.■ whistle up ○:▶ whistle up [sth] dégoter ○ [object, volunteer]. -
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♦ blow (1) /bləʊ/n.1 colpo di vento; raffica; ventata5 (fam.) forte vento; burrascablow (2) /bləʊ/n.1 colpo; percossa: to exchange blows, picchiarsi; to deliver a blow, assestare un colpo; to soften (o to cushion) the blow, ( anche fig.) attutire (o attenuare) il colpo2 colpo; mazzata: The loss of his son was a great blow to him, la perdita del figlio è stata per lui un grave colpo; a cruel blow, un duro colpo; a heavy blow, un forte colpo3 attacco improvviso; colpo di mano; sforzo violento● blow-by-blow (agg.), ( di resoconto, ecc.) dettagliato; particolareggiato □ at one blow, in un (sol) colpo; in una volta □ to come to blows, venire alle mani; passare a vie di fatto □ to strike a blow for [against] sb., scendere in campo a favore di [contro] q. □ without striking a blow, senza colpo ferire.blow (3) /bləʊ/n. [u]fioritura: in full blow, in piena fioritura.♦ (to) blow (1) /bləʊ/A v. i.1 ( del vento) soffiare; tirare: The wind was blowing hard, il vento soffiava forte; A cool breeze was blowing, tirava un'arietta fresca4 essere spinto (o sospinto) dal vento; essere agitato; volare; sventolare; sbattere: The curtains were blowing in the breeze, le tende erano mosse dalla brezza; My hat blew away, il mio cappello è volato via; A feather blew into the room, una piuma è volata nella stanza; to blow about, essere sospinto di qua e di là dal vento; essere scompigliato dal vento; The kite blew away, l'aquilone è volato via5 ( di strumento a fiato, sirena, ecc.) suonare: A trumpet blew, suonò una tromba; I heard a hooter blowing, sentii suonare una sirena10 (fam.) vantarsi; autoincensarsi11 (fam., mus.) suonare jazz o rock con entusiasmoB v. t.1 ( del vento, ecc.) sospingere; portare: leaves blown by the wind, foglie portate dal vento; The wind blew in the smoke, il vento ha portato dentro il fumo; The blast blew him against the wall, l'esplosione lo ha scaraventato contro il muro; to be blown off course, ( di nave) essere sospinta fuori rotta dal vento; (fig., di progetto) venire stravolto2 emettere dalla bocca ( aria, fiato, ecc.); soffiare: to blow smoke rings, fare anelli di fumo; He blew the smoke into my face, mi ha soffiato in faccia il fumo4 soffiare in ( uno strumento a fiato); suonare: to blow a trumpet, suonare una tromba; to blow one's whistle, soffiare nel fischietto; suonare il fischietto; ( sport, di arbitro) fischiare6 far esplodere; far saltare (in aria): to blow st. to pieces, ( di esplosione) mandare in pezzi qc.; ridurre in briciole qc.; distruggere qc.9 (fam.) spendere ( una grossa somma di denaro); far fuori (fam.): I decided to blow all my savings on a trip round the world, decisi di spendere tutti i miei risparmi in un viaggio intorno al mondo10 (fam.) sprecare, sciupare, buttare via ( un'occasione, ecc.); rovinare; fare fiasco in; toppare (pop.); cannare (pop.): You've just blown your chances for promotion, ti sei appena giocato la promozione; I blew it!, me la sono giocata!; ho rovinato tutto!; ho fatto fiasco!; ho cannato!11 rivelare: to blow sb. 's cover, rivelare la vera identità di q.; far saltare la copertura di q.; tradire q.12 (di solito all'imper., p. p. blowed) (fam. GB) mandare al diavolo (o all'inferno); far venire un colpo a: Blow the risk!, al diavolo il rischio!; Blow the expense!, al diavolo i soldi!; crepi l'avarizia!; Blow it!, al diavolo!; accidenti!; Well, blow me!, accidenti!; mi venga un colpo!; mi possano…! I'll be blowed if…!, che mi venga un colpo se…!; non mi sogno nemmeno di…!13 (fam. USA) offrire a; pagare a: to blow sb. to a meal, invitare a pranzo q.; offrire un pranzo a q.● to blow away the cobwebs ► cobweb □ to blow the bellows, tirare il mantice □ to blow bubbles, fare le bolle di sapone □ to blow cold on st., essere poco entusiasta di qc. □ (fam. USA) to blow one's cookies, vomitare □ (fam. USA) to blow the door off st., superare qc. alla grande; sbaragliare qc. □ (fam.) to blow a fuse, perdere la pazienza, infuriarsi; andare fuori dai gangheri □ (fam. antiq. GB) to blow the gaff, rivelare un segreto; spifferare tutto □ (fam.) to blow a gasket, perdere la pazienza; infuriarsi; andare fuori dai gangheri; esplodere □ to blow one's own horn = to blow one's own trumpet ► sotto □ (fig.) to blow hot and cold, essere indeciso; tentennare □ to blow sb. a kiss, mandare un bacio a q. □ to blow kisses, gettare baci □ to blow one's lid = to blow one's top ► sotto □ (teatr.) to blow one's lines, impaperarsi □ (fam. USA) to blow one's lunch, vomitare □ ( slang) to blow sb. 's mind, essere entusiasmante, travolgente; far sballare q. (pop.); ( di droga) far sballare q., dare lo sballo a q. □ ( slang USA) Blow on it!, piantala!; dacci un taglio! □ to blow one's nose, soffiarsi il naso □ to blow open, ( del vento) aprire, spalancare ( una porta, ecc.); (di porta, ecc.) aprirsi di colpo, spalancarsi □ (fam.) to blow st. out of the water, distruggere qc.; mandare all'aria qc.; ( anche) screditare qc., demolire qc. □ to blow shut, ( del vento) chiudere ( una porta, ecc.); (di porta, ecc.) chiudersi sbattendo □ to blow st. sky-high, far saltare in aria ( con un esplosivo); (fig.) distruggere, demolire (una teoria, ecc.); ( anche) sparare ( una notizia), far scoppiare uno scandalo su qc.: This'll blow his alibi sky-high, questo demolirà completamente il suo alibi □ (fam.) to blow sb. 's socks off ► sock (1) □ (fam. USA) to blow one's top (o stack), infuriarsi; perdere la pazienza; perdere le staffe; andar fuori dai gangheri □ ( slang USA) to blow town, partire all'improvviso; fare fagotto; squagliarsela; svignarsela □ (fig.) to blow one's own trumpet, cantarsi da solo le proprie lodi; autoincensarsi; battersi la grancassa; □ ( slang) to blow the whistle on (st., sb.), denunciare pubblicamente, rivelare ( un'attività illegale o un colpevole di illegalità) □ to blow with the wind, muoversi secondo come tira il vento, essere incostante.(to) blow (2) /bləʊ/( raro) fiorire; sbocciare; dischiudersi. -
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whistle [ˊwɪsl]1. n1) свист2) свисто́к;penny ( или tin) whistle свисту́лька
3) сл. го́рло, горта́нь; гло́тка◊to pay for one's whistle до́рого плати́ть за свою́ при́хоть
;to blow the whistle on разг.
а) пресе́чь чьи-л. де́йствия;б) донести́, «нака́пать»;as clear ( или clean, dry) as a whistle ≅ как стёклышко
2. v1) свисте́ть; дава́ть свисто́к ( как сигнал)2) насви́стывать ( мотив и т.п.)3) проноси́ться со сви́стом;a bullet whistled past him ми́мо него́ просвисте́ла пу́ля
whistle away насви́стывать;whistle up вызыва́ть, подзыва́ть◊to whistle for smth. тще́тно иска́ть или жела́ть чего́-л.
;to let smb. go whistle не счита́ться с чьи́ми-л. жела́ниями
;to whistle for a wind выжида́ть удо́бного слу́чая
;а) ободря́ть, подба́дривать;б) напуска́ть на себя́ споко́йствие, маскирова́ть волне́ние, страх и т.п. -
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blow I [blou] v., n. -v. (blew; blo. wn) 1. fryj, fryn (era); it is blowing up for rain po vjen rrotull për shi. 2. e merr (era), rrëzon; be blown over by the wind më merr era; blow open hapet nga era. 3. fryj, heq; shfryj; blow the dust off fryj (heq) pluhurin; blow one's nose shfryj hundët. 4. fryj, mbush me ajër (topin, tollumbacin). 5. i bie (borisë etj); blow the whistle i bie bilbilit. 6. digjet (sigureca). 7. dihas, gulçoj (nga lodhja). 8. gj.fol. prish, bëj erë/tym (paratë).● blowed if I will më vrafshin nëse..; s'e bëj në asnjë mënyrë; blow one's top më hipin, xhindosem.-n 1. fryrje. 2. shfryrje. 3. e rënë (borie). 4. erë, shkulm ere.● have/go for a blow dal për një ajër.● blow back pëlcet● blow down rrëzohet nga era● blow in/into a) i a beh; hyj me furi; b) shkallmon● blow off a) fluturon, ikën nga koka (kapela); b) e merr era; c) nxjerr (ajër); shfryj; blow off steam fig. shfryj, e nxjerr (inatin etj), qetësohem● blow out a) shuaj (me frymë); b) qetësohet: blow itself out qetësohet, bie (furtuna); c) fiket, shuhet; d) digjet (siguresa); e) fryj, gufoj (bulçitë); f): blow one's brains out hedh trutë në erë● blowout ['blouaut] n 1. shpërthim (pusi nafte). 2. plasje (gome). 3. djegie (sigurese). 4. gj.fol. darkë e rëndë● blow over a) bie, qetësohet, resht; b) rrëzon (era pemën)● blow up a) shpërthen, pëlcet (baruti, stuhia); b) nxehem, xhindosem, i shfryhem (dikujt); c) afron (stuhia); d) hedh në erë; e) plas, pëlcet (goma); f) fig. fryhem, kapardisem; g) fot. zmadhoj (fotografinë); h) fig. i heq një dru të mirë, shaj, kërdis● blow sth up a) hedh në erë; b) fryj (gomën); c) zmadhoj (fotografinë); d) e teproj, e fryj, zmadhoj, ekzagjerojblow II [blou] n 1. goditje; at a/one blow me një të shtënë, metë parën; come to blows, exchange blows zihem, rrihem me grushta; get a blow in i jap një goditje. 2. fig. humbje, goditje● blow drier/dryer n. tharëse flokësh● blow-dry [bloudrai] vt. thaj (flokët me tharëse)* * *fryj; goditje; lulëzon
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