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1 gentle
['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) jemný, vľúdny2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) mierny3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) mierny•- gently- gentleness* * *• urodzený• jemný• krotký• láskavý• mierny -
2 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) tuhý; tvrdý2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stuhnutý, zdrevenelý3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) tuhý4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) prísny, ťažký5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) ostrý6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) strohý•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *• vycerpávajúci• zdržanlivý• zdrevenený• zle pohyblivý• škrobený• silný• stuhnutý• stuha• strnulý• tvrdý• tažký• tvrdo• tuhý• upätý• prísny• drsný• hrdý• hustý• chladný• pyšný• ostrý• meravý• mrtvola• moták• nepoddajný• namáhavý• nepravdepodobný• neohybný• neprívetivý• nepohodlný• neoblomný• nepohyblivý• odmeraný -
3 billow out
(to move in a way similar to large waves: The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze.) vzdúvať sa, viať
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strong breeze — n. a wind whose speed is 25 to 31 miles per hour: see the Beaufort scale in the Reference Supplement … English World dictionary
strong breeze — noun wind moving 25 31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale • Hypernyms: ↑breeze, ↑zephyr, ↑gentle wind, ↑air • Part Holonyms: ↑Beaufort scale, ↑wind scale * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
strong breeze — /strɒŋ ˈbriz/ (say strong breez) noun a wind of Beaufort scale force 6, i.e. one with average wind speed of 22 to 27 knots, or 39 to 49 km/h …
strong breeze — noun Date: circa 1867 wind having a speed of 25 to 31 miles (40 to 50 kilometers) per hour see Beaufort scale table … New Collegiate Dictionary
strong breeze — Meteorol. a wind of 25 30 mph (11 13 m/sec). [1795 1805] * * * … Universalium
breeze — 01. There is a nice [breeze] today; we should try out our new kite. 02. The cool [breeze] from the water felt good as we lay on the beach. 03. After missing a week of classes, he [breezed] into the room without any explanation. 04. The game was a … Grammatical examples in English
breeze — breeze1 [ briz ] noun count ** a light wind: The curtains fluttered gently in the breeze. a gentle/light/slight breeze a fresh/stiff/strong breeze be a breeze INFORMAL to be extremely easy: Everyone thought the test was a breeze. breeze breeze 2… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
breeze — I UK [briːz] / US [brɪz] noun [countable] Word forms breeze : singular breeze plural breezes ** a light wind The curtains fluttered gently in the breeze. a gentle/light/slight breeze a fresh/stiff/strong breeze • be a breeze II UK [briːz] / US… … English dictionary
breeze — breeze1 [brēz] n. [16th c. nautical term brise, prob. (? via Du) < EFris brisen, to blow fresh and strong] 1. a light current of air; wind, esp. a gentle wind 2. [Brit. Informal] commotion or disturbance ☆ 3. Informal a thing easy to do 4.… … English World dictionary
breeze — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ faint, gentle, light, little, slight, soft ▪ stiff, strong ▪ sudden … Collocations dictionary
breeze — {{11}}breeze (n.) 1560s, north or northeast wind, from O.Sp. briza cold northeast wind; in W.Indies and Spanish Main, the sense shifting to northeast trade wind, then fresh wind from the sea. English sense of gentle or light wind is from 1620s.… … Etymology dictionary