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get wind of

  • 1 get wind of

    (to get a hint of or hear indirectly about.) fá veður af, komast á snoðir um

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  • 2 wind

    I 1. [wind] noun
    1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vindur
    2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) andardráttur, öndun
    3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vindgangur, þemba
    2. verb
    (to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) fá til að missa andann
    3. adjective
    ((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) blásturs-
    - 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; verb
    1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) vefja um
    2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) vinda (e-ð) í hnykil/upp á spólu
    3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) hlykkjast
    4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) trekkja, vinda
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    - winding
    - wind up
    - be/get wound up

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  • 3 get the wind up

    (to become nervous or anxious: She got the wind up when she realized how close we were to the edge.) verða taugastrekktur/kvíðinn

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  • 4 get one's second wind

    (to recover one's natural breathing after breathlessness.) jafna sig eftir mæði

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  • 5 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur
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    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi
    - late riser
    - give rise to
    - rise to the occasion

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  • 6 brass

    1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) messing, látún
    2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) málmblásturshljóðfæri
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    - brass band
    - brass neck
    - get down to brass tacks

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  • 7 flap

    [flæp] 1. noun
    1) (anything broad or wide that hangs loosely: a flap of canvas.) (laust) horn
    2) (the sound made when such a thing moves: We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.) smellur, skellur; sláttur
    3) (great confusion or panic: They are all in a terrible flap.) ringulreið; uppnám
    2. verb
    1) (to (make something) move with the sound of a flap: the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings.) blakta; blaka
    2) (to become confused; to get into a panic: There is no need to flap.) ruglast; komast í uppnám

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  • 8 shift

    [ʃift] 1. verb
    1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) færa, flytja til
    2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) koma yfir á, færa til
    3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) losa við, hreinsa í burt
    2. noun
    1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) umskipti
    2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) vakt
    3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) vakt
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    - shiftlessness
    - shifty
    - shiftily
    - shiftiness

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См. также в других словарях:

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  • get wind of — If you get wind of something, you hear or learn about it, especially if it was meant to be secret …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • get wind of — ► get wind of informal hear a rumour of. Main Entry: ↑wind …   English terms dictionary

  • get wind of — (informal) HEAR ABOUT/OF, learn of, find out about, be told about, be informed of; informal hear something on the grapevine. → wind * * * phrasal : to become aware of : learn of through hints or rumors got wind of the situation and came home * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • get wind of — {v. phr.} To get news of; hear rumors about; find out about. * /The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank./ * /The captain didn t want the sailors to get wind of where the ship was going./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get wind of — {v. phr.} To get news of; hear rumors about; find out about. * /The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank./ * /The captain didn t want the sailors to get wind of where the ship was going./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get\ wind\ of — v. phr. To get news of; hear rumors about; find out about. The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank. The captain didn t want the sailors to get wind of where the ship was going …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get wind of —    If you get wind of something, you hear about something you were unaware of, usually a private or secret matter.     The chairman didn t want the press to get wind of the takeover before the agreement was signed …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • get wind of — hear about, find out about    Did she get wind of our plan? Does she know about it? …   English idioms

  • get wind of something — informal phrase to find out about something secret or private De Gaulle got wind of the invasion plan in August 1942. Thesaurus: to find out informationsynonym Main entry: wind * * * get ˈwind of sth …   Useful english dictionary

  • get wind of something — get wind of (something) to hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret. I don t want my boss to get wind of the fact that I m leaving so I m not telling many people …   New idioms dictionary

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