wind Meaning | BeDict

noun

Vent

Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

Examples :

"The strong wind made it difficult to walk to school today. "

Le vent fort rendait difficile d'aller à l'école aujourd'hui.

noun

Vent

Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.

Examples :

"the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows"

Le vent d'un boulet de canon ; le vent d'un soufflet.

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noun

Souffle, respiration

The ability to breathe easily.

Examples :

"After the second lap he was already out of wind."

Après le deuxième tour, il était déjà essoufflé.

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noun

Nouvelles, rumeur

News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)

Examples :

"The wind of a new teacher joining our class, caught my attention, though I heard it just as gossip. "

La nouvelle qu'un nouveau professeur rejoignait notre classe a attiré mon attention, bien que je l'aie entendue comme une simple rumeur.

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noun

Vent

One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements).

Examples :

"The ancient Indian texts described the wind as one of the five fundamental elements. "

Les anciens textes indiens décrivaient le vent comme l'un des cinq éléments fondamentaux.

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noun

Vent, flatulence

Flatus.

Examples :

"Eww. Someone just passed wind."

Beurk. Quelqu'un vient de péter.

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noun

Souffle

Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

Examples :

"The singer's powerful wind filled the concert hall. "

Le souffle puissant du chanteur a rempli la salle de concert.

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noun

Les vents, les bois

The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.

Examples :

"The wind section of the school orchestra played beautifully during the concert. "

La section des vents de l'orchestre de l'école a magnifiquement joué pendant le concert.

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noun

Direction du vent, point cardinal

A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".

Examples :

"The wind from the north brought a chilly breeze to the school playground. "

Le vent du nord a apporté une brise fraîche à la cour de l'école.

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noun

Vent

Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.

Examples :

"My aunt collected many different mah-jongg tiles, including the four winds. "

Ma tante collectionnait de nombreux tuiles de mah-jong, y compris les quatre vents.

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noun

Météorisation, météorisme

A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.

Examples :

"The sheep farmer noticed the sheep had wind shortly after shearing them. "

L'éleveur de moutons a remarqué que les moutons avaient de la météorisation peu de temps après les avoir tondus.

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noun

Bavardage, paroles en l'air

Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

Examples :

"Her suggestion for improving the school project was just wind; she hadn't put any thought into it. "

Sa suggestion pour améliorer le projet scolaire n'était que du bavardage ; elle n'y avait pas réfléchi.

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noun

Le pluvier guignard

A bird, the dotterel.

Examples :

"The wind, a small, speckled shorebird, was spotted near the school playground. "

Le pluvier guignard, un petit oiseau de rivage tacheté, a été aperçu près de la cour de récréation de l'école.

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noun

Plexus solaire

The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.

Examples :

"The boxer's punch to the opponent's wind knocked the breath out of him. "

Le coup de poing du boxeur au plexus solaire de son adversaire lui a coupé le souffle.

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verb

Souffler

To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

Examples :

"The musician carefully wound the trumpet to produce a clear, loud note. "

Le musicien a soufflé avec soin dans la trompette pour produire une note claire et forte.

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verb

Essouffler, couper le souffle

To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.

Examples :

"The boxer was winded during round two."

Le boxeur était essoufflé pendant le deuxième round.

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verb

Faire roter un bébé

To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.

Examples :

"After feeding her baby, the mother gently wound his back to help him bring up gas. "

Après avoir nourri son bébé, la mère a doucement tapoté son dos pour l'aider à faire son rot.

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Virer de bord

To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

Examples :

"The sailboat captain had to wind the ship to catch the favorable breeze. "

Le capitaine du voilier a dû virer de bord pour attraper la brise favorable.

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Exposer au vent, aérer

To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

Examples :

"The farmer will wind the wheat to separate the grains from the chaff. "

Le fermier va aérer le blé pour séparer les grains de la balle.

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verb

Sentir, flairer

To perceive or follow by scent.

Examples :

"The hounds winded the game."

Les chiens ont senti le gibier.

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Essouffler, reprendre son souffle

To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

Examples :

"The tired racehorse needed to wind before the next race. "

Le cheval de course fatigué avait besoin de reprendre son souffle avant la prochaine course.

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verb

Orienter

To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

Examples :

"The farmer wound the windmill so its sails caught the wind. "

Le fermier a orienté le moulin à vent de sorte que ses ailes attrapent le vent.

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noun

Tour, virage

The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.

Examples :

"The winding path through the park took us past the old oak tree. "

Le chemin sinueux à travers le parc nous a emmenés devant le vieux chêne.

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verb

Enrouler

To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

Examples :

"to wind thread on a spool or into a ball"

Enrouler du fil sur une bobine ou en boule.

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verb

Remonter

To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.

Examples :

"Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock."

Veuillez remonter ce réveil à l'ancienne.

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Enrouler, envelopper

To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.

Examples :

"The vine wound itself around the fence post. "

La vigne s'est enroulée autour du poteau de la clôture.

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verb

Serpenter, sinuer

To travel in a way that is not straight.

Examples :

"Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain."

Les vignes serpentent autour d'un poteau. La rivière serpente à travers la plaine.

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verb

Contrôler, maîtriser, diriger

To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

Examples :

"The teacher wound the lesson plan to fit the students' current needs. "

Le professeur a adapté le plan de cours aux besoins actuels des élèves.

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Suggérer, insinuer

To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

Examples :

"The teacher subtly winded the idea of a class trip into the conversation, hoping to get everyone excited. "

Le professeur a subtilement suggéré l'idée d'une sortie scolaire dans la conversation, espérant enthousiasmer tout le monde.

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verb

Enrouler, entourer

To cover or surround with something coiled about.

Examples :

"to wind a rope with twine"

Enrouler une corde avec de la ficelle.

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verb

Remonter, hisser

To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.

Examples :

"The crane will wind the heavy equipment up to the top of the building. "

La grue va hisser l'équipement lourd au sommet du bâtiment.

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verb

Virer

To turn (a ship) around, end for end.

Examples :

"The captain had to wind the ship to face the oncoming storm. "

Le capitaine a dû virer le navire pour faire face à la tempête qui approchait.

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Meanings

Vent

Examples :

"The strong wind made it difficult to walk to school today. "

Le vent fort rendait difficile d'aller à l'école aujourd'hui.

Vent

Examples :

"the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows"

Le vent d'un boulet de canon ; le vent d'un soufflet.

Souffle, respiration

Examples :

"After the second lap he was already out of wind."

Après le deuxième tour, il était déjà essoufflé.

Nouvelles, rumeur

Examples :

"The wind of a new teacher joining our class, caught my attention, though I heard it just as gossip. "

La nouvelle qu'un nouveau professeur rejoignait notre classe a attiré mon attention, bien que je l'aie entendue comme une simple rumeur.

Vent

Examples :

"The ancient Indian texts described the wind as one of the five fundamental elements. "

Les anciens textes indiens décrivaient le vent comme l'un des cinq éléments fondamentaux.

Vent, flatulence

Examples :

"Eww. Someone just passed wind."

Beurk. Quelqu'un vient de péter.

Souffle

Examples :

"The singer's powerful wind filled the concert hall. "

Le souffle puissant du chanteur a rempli la salle de concert.

Les vents, les bois

Examples :

"The wind section of the school orchestra played beautifully during the concert. "

La section des vents de l'orchestre de l'école a magnifiquement joué pendant le concert.

Direction du vent, point cardinal

Examples :

"The wind from the north brought a chilly breeze to the school playground. "

Le vent du nord a apporté une brise fraîche à la cour de l'école.

Vent

Examples :

"My aunt collected many different mah-jongg tiles, including the four winds. "

Ma tante collectionnait de nombreux tuiles de mah-jong, y compris les quatre vents.

Météorisation, météorisme

Examples :

"The sheep farmer noticed the sheep had wind shortly after shearing them. "

L'éleveur de moutons a remarqué que les moutons avaient de la météorisation peu de temps après les avoir tondus.

Bavardage, paroles en l'air

Examples :

"Her suggestion for improving the school project was just wind; she hadn't put any thought into it. "

Sa suggestion pour améliorer le projet scolaire n'était que du bavardage ; elle n'y avait pas réfléchi.

Le pluvier guignard

Examples :

"The wind, a small, speckled shorebird, was spotted near the school playground. "

Le pluvier guignard, un petit oiseau de rivage tacheté, a été aperçu près de la cour de récréation de l'école.

Plexus solaire

Examples :

"The boxer's punch to the opponent's wind knocked the breath out of him. "

Le coup de poing du boxeur au plexus solaire de son adversaire lui a coupé le souffle.

Souffler

Examples :

"The musician carefully wound the trumpet to produce a clear, loud note. "

Le musicien a soufflé avec soin dans la trompette pour produire une note claire et forte.

Essouffler, couper le souffle

Examples :

"The boxer was winded during round two."

Le boxeur était essoufflé pendant le deuxième round.

Faire roter un bébé

Examples :

"After feeding her baby, the mother gently wound his back to help him bring up gas. "

Après avoir nourri son bébé, la mère a doucement tapoté son dos pour l'aider à faire son rot.

Virer de bord

Examples :

"The sailboat captain had to wind the ship to catch the favorable breeze. "

Le capitaine du voilier a dû virer de bord pour attraper la brise favorable.

Exposer au vent, aérer

Examples :

"The farmer will wind the wheat to separate the grains from the chaff. "

Le fermier va aérer le blé pour séparer les grains de la balle.

Sentir, flairer

Examples :

"The hounds winded the game."