blowing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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mind-blowing [Am ˈmaɪnd ˈˌbloʊɪŋ, Brit ˈmʌɪndbləʊɪŋ] ADJ inf

I.blow1 <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB trans

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1. blow (propel):

blow
soplar
she blew the ash onto the floor
sopló y echó la ceniza al suelo
stop blowing smoke into my face!
¡no me eches el humo a la cara!
a gust blew the door shut
una ráfaga de viento cerró la puerta de golpe
the helicopter blew a cloud of dust into the air
el helicóptero levantó una nube de polvo
to blow sth away/off/along, all trace of their camp had been blown away by the wind
el viento no había dejado ni rastro del campamento
her hat was blown off
se le voló el sombrero
they let the wind blow them along
se dejaron llevar por el viento
the wind blew the roof off the kiosk
el viento le arrancó el techo al quiosco
the plane was blown off course
el viento sacó el avión de su curso
look what the wind's blown in!
¡mira quién ha aparecido!

II.blow1 <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB intr

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III.blow1 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

See also wind2, wind1

I.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] VB trans

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II.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] VB intr

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III.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] N

I.wind1 [Am wɪnd, Brit wɪnd] N

1. wind C or U METEO:

wind
viento m
a wind came up around midday
alrededor del mediodía se levantó viento
a cold wind was blowing
soplaba un viento frío
there is not much wind today
hoy no hace or no hay mucho viento
a gust of wind
una ráfaga de viento
winds light to moderate
vientos suaves a moderados
against the wind
contra el viento
to run before the wind NAUT
ir con el viento en popa or a favor
we were playing into the wind SPORTS
estábamos jugando contra el viento
let's get out of the wind
refugiémonos del viento
a wind of change was blowing
soplaban vientos nuevos
in the wind nothing's been announced, but I reckon there's something in the wind
no han anunciado nada, pero a mí me parece que algo están tramando
a change is in the wind
se viene un cambio
like the wind
como un bólido inf
to get the wind up Brit inf
asustarse
to get the wind up Brit inf
pegarse un susto inf
to get wind of sth
enterarse de algo
to get wind of sth
llegar a saber algo
to get wind of sth
olerse algo inf
to know/find out which way or how the wind is blowing
saber/averiguar por dónde van los tiros inf
to put the wind up sb Brit inf
asustar a alguien
to put the wind up sb Brit inf
meterle miedo a alguien inf
to raise the wind Brit dated
juntar suficiente dinero
to sail close to the wind be careful what you say, you're sailing very close to the wind
cuidado con lo que dices, te estás por pasar de la raya
they don't act illegally, but they sail pretty close to the wind
lo que hacen no es ilegal, pero casi
in her documentaries she tends to sail rather close to the wind
sus documentales suelen ser agresivamente polémicos
to scatter sth to the four winds
desperdigar algo
our group was scattered to the four winds when the war came
nuestro grupo se desperdigó cuando estalló la guerra
to take the wind out of sb's sails
desinflar a alguien
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
no hay mal que por bien no venga
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good attr direction/speed/strength
del viento
wind energy/power
energía f eólica
wind pollination
polinización f anemógama

II.wind1 [Am wɪnd, Brit wɪnd] VB trans

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blow2 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

blow-by-blow [Am ˌbloʊˌbaɪˈbloʊ, Brit bləʊbʌɪˈbləʊ] ADJ attr

I.blow-dry <blow-dries, blow-drying, blow-dries> [Am ˈbloʊdraɪ, Brit ˈbləʊdrʌɪ] VB trans

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II.blow-dry <pl blow-dries> [Am ˈbloʊdraɪ, Brit ˈbləʊdrʌɪ] N

blow over VB [Am bloʊ -, Brit bləʊ -] (v + adv)

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I.blow down VB [Am bloʊ -, Brit bləʊ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.blow down VB [Am bloʊ -, Brit bləʊ -] (v + adv)

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Translations for blowing in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

blowing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blowing in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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I.blow2 [bləʊ, Am bloʊ] blew, blown VB intr

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II.blow2 [bləʊ, Am bloʊ] blew, blown VB trans

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blow-by-blow [ˌbləʊbaɪˈbləʊ, Am ˌbloʊbaɪˈbloʊ] ADJ

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blow-dry [ˈbləʊˌdrɑɪ, Am ˈbloʊ-] VB trans

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Translations for blowing in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

blowing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

blow dryer, blow drier, blow-dryer, blow-drier
secador de pelo m
to deliver a blow to sb's head
asestar a alguien un golpe en la cabeza
to administer a severe blow to sb
dar un palo a alguien
to blow a blast on a trumpet
dar un trompetazo
a blow-by-blow account
una descripción con todo lujo de detalles
that's not the way the wind is blowing
no van por ahí los tiros inf
blow with the back of the hand
revés
to be a real blow for sb
suponer un duro golpe para alguien
blow (with the flat of a sword)
cimbronazo
the wind was blowing from the east
el viento soplaba en dirección oeste
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Out of all those females on set she's definitely the least girly, we just can't see her with tears flowing, hankie blowing...
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The cold mountain air makes this quite difficult, since they have to keep blowing on their finges to keep them from going numb.
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The charges were set off, blowing the large wooden posts to smithereens, while at the same time, huge, fiery gasoline explosions were set off for visual effect.
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Unfortunately, blowing it up, it's just like grey splodge.
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The wind was howling -- blowing a gale -- and the park was bone dry and grass slightly long.
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Mystique manages to escape by blowing up the house and going through the window, changing her form to shield her fall.
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It was a windy night, and the work-in-progress started blowing across the field.
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Fracture of medial wall can produce subcutaneous emphysema, especially when blowing the nose or while sneezing.
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The storm intensifies, blowing shingles off the roof and destroying part of the house.
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We'd been trying to figure out how to tour, grassroots-style, without blowing the bank.
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