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1 to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
to sow the wind and reap the whirlwindsemear vento e colher tempestade.English-Portuguese dictionary > to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
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2 sow
I [səu] past tense - sowed; verb1) (to scatter over, or put in, the ground: I sowed lettuce in this part of the garden.) semear2) (to plant seed over: This field has been sown with wheat.) semearII noun(a female pig.) porca* * *sow1[sau] n 1 Zool porca. 2 jito: canal que conduz molde de fundição. 3 lingote defeituoso. to get the wrong sow by the ears chegar a uma conclusão errada.————————sow2[sou] vt+vi (ps sowed, pp sown, sowed) 1 semear, plantar semente. 2 espalhar, disseminar, propagar. he has sowed his wild oats ele já cometeu as diabruras da juventude. to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind semear vento e colher tempestade.
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(sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind — suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions. [with biblical allusion to Hos. 8:7.] → whirlwind … English new terms dictionary
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind — ► (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Book of Hosea, chapter 8.] Main Entry: ↑whirlwind … English terms dictionary
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind — To act wrongly and receive a crushing retribution • • • Main Entry: ↑wind … Useful english dictionary
reap the whirlwind — ► (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Book of Hosea, chapter 8.] Main Entry: ↑whirlwind … English terms dictionary
reap the whirlwind — (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions Origin: with biblical allusion to Hos. 8:7 … Useful english dictionary
they that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind — The proverb is also used as a metaphorical phrase to sow the wind (and reap the whirlwind). With allusion to HOSEA viii. 7 (AV) They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. 1583 J. PRIME Fruitful & Brief Discourse II. 203 They who… … Proverbs new dictionary
sow the wind and to reap the whirlwind — v. start something small and end up with a major result … English contemporary dictionary
whirlwind — ► NOUN 1) a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape. 2) a very energetic or tumultuous person or process. 3) (before another noun ) very rapid and unexpected: a whirlwind romance. ● (sow the wind and) reap… … English terms dictionary
whirlwind — [hwʉrl′wind΄, wʉrl′wind΄] n. [ME whirlwynd, prob. based on ON hvirfilvindr] 1. a current of air whirling violently upward in a spiral motion around a more or less vertical axis that has a forward motion 2. anything resembling a whirlwind, as in… … English World dictionary
wind — I n. /wind/ movement, current of air 1) an adverse; balmy, gentle, light; biting, cold, cutting, icy; brisk, heavy, high, stiff, strong; fair, favorable; gale force; gusty; head; raw; tail; trade wind 2) the prevailing winds 3) the wind blows;… … Combinatory dictionary
whirlwind — noun 1》 a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape. 2》 a very energetic or tumultuous person or process: a whirlwind of activity. ↘[as modifier] very rapid and unexpected: a whirlwind romance. Phrases (sow … English new terms dictionary