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I [wɪnd]1. n1) ventohigh or strong wind — vento forte
into or against the wind — controvento
to take the wind out of sb's sails — smontare qn, spegnere l'entusiasmo di qn
to sail close to the wind fig — spingere le cose troppo in là, (act almost illegally) rasentare l'illegalità, (risk causing offence) rischiare di offendere
2) (flatulence) flatulenzato break wind — fare aria, fam
to bring up wind — (baby) fare il ruttino
3) (breath) respiro, fiatoto get one's wind back or one's second wind — riprendere fiato
4) Musthe wind(s) — i fiati mpl
2. vtII [waɪnd] wound pt, ppto wind sb — (with punch etc) mozzare il fiato a qn
1. vt1) (roll, coil) avvolgere, arrotolare2) (clock, watch, toy) caricare2. vi(also: wind its way) (river, path) serpeggiare, (procession) snodarsi•- wind in- wind on- wind up
См. также в других словарях:
throw\ caution\ to\ the\ winds — • throw caution to the winds • throw discretion to the winds v. phr. To be daring; make a bold or risky move. Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first … Словарь американских идиом
throw caution to the winds — also[throw discretion to the winds] {v. phr.} To be daring; make a bold or risky move. * /Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first./ … Dictionary of American idioms
throw caution to the winds — also[throw discretion to the winds] {v. phr.} To be daring; make a bold or risky move. * /Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first./ … Dictionary of American idioms
throw\ discretion\ to\ the\ winds — • throw caution to the winds • throw discretion to the winds v. phr. To be daring; make a bold or risky move. Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first … Словарь американских идиом
throw caution to the wind (or winds) — act in a reckless manner. → caution … English new terms dictionary
throw to the winds — ▪ To scatter or throw away recklessly ▪ To abandon (restraint, prudence, caution, discretion, etc) ● wind … Useful english dictionary
caution — See: THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS … Dictionary of American idioms
caution — See: THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS … Dictionary of American idioms
caution — See: throw caution to the winds … Словарь американских идиом
caution — I n. 1) to exercise, use caution 2) due; extreme, great caution 3) with caution (to view with caution) 4) (misc.) to fling/hurl/throw caution to the winds II v. 1) (D; tr.) to caution about, against (they cautioned us against drinking the water)… … Combinatory dictionary
The Assault on Reason — Infobox Book name = The Assault on Reason title orig = translator = image caption = author = Al Gore illustrator = cover artist = country = language = English series = subject = genre = publisher = Penguin Press release date = May 22 2007 media… … Wikipedia
