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I 1. wind noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vind2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) pust3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) tarmluft, tarmgass2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) bli andpusten, få til å miste pusten3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) blåse-(instrument)- windy- 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; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) surre, vikle (om)2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) nøste, spole3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) sno seg, bukte seg4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) trekke (opp)•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound upblåst--------fis--------vikle--------vindIsubst. \/wɪnd\/1) vind, blåst2) luftdrag, luftstrøm, strømning3) pust(ing)4) teft, fert5) vind, promp, fjert, fis6) ( overført) (tomt) prat7) ( musikk) blåsergruppe, blåse-antitrade winds antipassat, motpassatbefore the wind med vinden, i medvindbreak wind prompe, fise, fjertebring up wind rapeclose to the wind opp mot vindenfrom the four winds ( overført) fra alle kanterget wind of ( overført) ane, få ferten avgust of wind vindkasthave a long wind være utholden være langtekkelighit\/caught in the wind ( boksing) bli truffet i solar plexushow \/ the way the wind blows ( overført) hvilken vei vinden blåserin the wind ( sjøfart) i vindøyet( overført) i gjære, under oppseilingin the wind's eye i vindøyetit's an ill wind that blows nobody any good ( ordtak) aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noeoff the wind ( sjøfart) med rom vindput the wind up ( hverdagslig) skremmeraise the wind ( hverdagslig) skrape sammen pengerrecover the wind få igjen pusten ( overført) få nye krefter, hente seg innrun before the wind lense (unna for vinden)sail before the wind lensescattered to the four winds spredt for alle vindera second wind nye krefter, ny givsow the wind reap the whirlwind så vind og høste stormtake the wind out of someone's sails ( overført) komme noen i forkjøpet, ødelegge noens planerthree sheets to the wind ( hverdagslig) full, snydens, dritingsto the four winds eller to the wind(s) ( overført) i alle vindretninger, til alle kanter ( overført) over bord, på båtenkaste over bord, blåse iwind and weather permitting så sant været tillater deta wind of change forandringIIsubst. \/waɪnd\/1) slyngning, bukt(ning)2) dreiing, omgang3) heiseanordning, heisingIIIverb \/wɪnd\/1) få ferten av, få teften av2) gjøre andpusten, (få til å) miste pusten3) la puste ut4) utsette for (vær og vind), lufttørke5) (få til å) rapebe\/get winded være\/bli andpusten, være\/bli utmattetIV(litterært, om blåseinstrument) blåse iV1) sno (noe om noe), binde (noe rundt noe)2) svøpe, pakke inn3) spole, nøste, vikle4) sno seg, slynge seg5) stramme, vri, trekke, heise, hale6) ( om treverk) slå segto wind up \/ winding up something som avslutning på noe, avslutningsvis• to wind up the dinner, let us have some coffeewind back\/forward snurre tilbake\/fremwind on\/off nøste opp\/av, spole på\/av, dreie frem\/tilbakewind someone up ( om person) erte noen, provosere noen, irritere noenwind up skru opp, rulle opp (av)slutte, ende med\/på(handel, jus) avvikle, avslutte, gjøre opp
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