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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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