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1 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.) hullámzik -
2 gentle
nyájas, enyhe, szelíd to gentle: nemessé tesz, nemesít, megnyugtat* * *['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) szelíd2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) gyenge3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) enyhe•- gently- gentleness -
3 stiff
javíthatatlan ember, megerőltető, reménytelen alak to stiff: átver, bepaliz* * *[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.) merev2) (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.) nehezen mozgó; mindene fáj3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) sűrű4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) nehéz5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) erős6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) kimért, hűvös•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff
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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
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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
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