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blowing

/ˈbləʊ.ɪŋ/ /ˈbloʊ.ɪŋ/

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verb

Souffler

To produce an air current.

Examples :

"The fan is blowing cool air across the room. "

Le ventilateur souffle de l'air frais dans la pièce.

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verb

Souffler

To propel by an air current.

Examples :

"Blow the dust off that book and open it up."

Soufflez la poussière de ce livre et ouvrez-le.

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verb

Souffler

To be propelled by an air current.

Examples :

"The leaves blow through the streets in the fall."

Les feuilles soufflent dans les rues en automne.

weather nature environment

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verb

Souffler, façonner

To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.

Examples :

"The artist is blowing glass to create a beautiful vase. "

L'artiste souffle du verre pour créer un beau vase.

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verb

Souffler

To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.

Examples :

"to blow the fire"

Souffler sur le feu.

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verb

Souffler pour vider

To clear of contents by forcing air through.

Examples :

"to blow an egg"

Souffler dans un œuf.

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verb

Souffler

To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.

Examples :

"My little sister is blowing a whistle to get our attention. "

Ma petite sœur souffle dans un sifflet pour attirer notre attention.

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verb

Retentir, sonner

To make a sound as the result of being blown.

Examples :

"The wind was blowing loudly, making the leaves rustle. "

Le vent soufflait fort, faisant bruire les feuilles.

sound action nature

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verb

Souffler

(of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.

Examples :

"There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")"

Elle souffle ! (c'est-à-dire : « Je vois une baleine qui souffle ! »)

animal physiology ocean biology nautical

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verb

Exploser, sauter

Examples :

"The old tire was blowing up as we overinflated it with the air compressor. "

Le vieux pneu a explosé lorsque nous l'avons surgonflé avec le compresseur.

disaster action energy

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verb

Faire sauter, exploser

(with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.

Examples :

"The aerosol can was blown to bits."

La bombe aérosol a été réduite en miettes.

disaster war military weapon action

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verb

Détruire, faire sauter

To cause sudden destruction of.

Examples :

"He blew the tires and the engine."

Il a fait sauter les pneus et le moteur.

disaster action weather

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verb

Exploser, sauter

To suddenly fail destructively.

Examples :

"He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line."

Il a essayé de sprinter, mais ses ligaments ont explosé et il a eu du mal à marcher jusqu'à la ligne d'arrivée.

disaster outcome action

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verb

Mince, Zut

(used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.

Examples :

"Blowing this homework assignment, I'm going to fail the class. "

Mince, à cause de ce devoir, je vais rater le cours.

exclamation curse

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verb

Être nul, être pourri

To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)

Examples :

"This blows!"

C'est nul !

attitude negative

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verb

Gaspiller, dilapider

To recklessly squander.

Examples :

"I blew $35 thou on a car."

J'ai gaspillé 35 000 dollars pour une voiture.

economy finance business

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verb

Faire une fellation, sucer

To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)

Examples :

"Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?"

Qui as-tu dû sucer pour obtenir ces passes backstage ?

sex action body

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verb

Partir, s'en aller

To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.

Examples :

"He was supposed to help clean up, but he ended up blowing without saying goodbye. "

Il était censé aider à nettoyer, mais il est parti sans dire au revoir.

action event situation

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verb

Infester, souiller

To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.

Examples :

"Because the butcher left the meat uncovered for too long in the summer heat, flies were blowing it. "

Parce que le boucher a laissé la viande découverte trop longtemps pendant la chaleur estivale, les mouches l'infestaient.

insect biology nature

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verb

Répandre, divulguer

To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.

Examples :

"She was blowing the whistle on the company's illegal activities. "

Elle dénonçait les activités illégales de l'entreprise.

communication media

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verb

Gonfler, enfler

To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.

Examples :

"After winning the competition, Mark started blowing himself up, bragging about how talented he was. "

Après avoir gagné la compétition, Mark a commencé à se gonfler, se vantant de son talent.

attitude character emotion mind

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verb

Souffler, haleter

To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.

Examples :

"The dog was blowing hard after running in the park. "

Le chien haletait après avoir couru dans le parc.

physiology body sensation

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verb

essouffler, haleter

To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.

Examples :

"to blow a horse"

Essouffler un cheval.

physiology body action

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verb

Se vanter, fanfaronner, tempêter

To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.

Examples :

"He was blowing about how easily he aced the test, even though most of us struggled. "

Il se vantait de la facilité avec laquelle il avait réussi le test, alors que la plupart d'entre nous avions du mal.

communication language character attitude

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verb

Chanter

Examples :

"That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!"

Cette fille a une voix magnifique ; écoutez-la chanter !

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verb

Quitter illégalement l'Église de Scientologie

To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.

Examples :

"After years of feeling pressured, he decided he was blowing and left the Church of Scientology without telling anyone. "

Après des années de pression, il a décidé de quitter illégalement l'Église de Scientologie et est parti sans rien dire.

religion organization

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verb

Fleurir, faire fleurir

To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.

Examples :

"The warm spring sun is blowing the cherry trees into full bloom. "

Le soleil printanier réchauffe et fait fleurir les cerisiers en pleine floraison.

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noun

Soufflage, vent

The act of one who blows, or that which blows.

Examples :

"the blowings of a trumpet"

Les souffles d'une trompette.

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