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Blew Blow Sth Transitive Air Past Blown Make

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Kind verb
Front blow 
IPA  /bləʊ   / verb (past tense blew /bluː   /; past participle blown /bləʊn   /)
Back üflemek
savrulmak, uçuşmak, uçmak
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blow (verb)

 /bləʊ   / verb (past tense blew /bluː   /; past participle blown /bləʊn   /)
 
WITH MOUTH
1 [intransitive]
to send air out of the mouth
üflemek
 The policeman asked me to blow into the breathalyser.
 She blew the candles out (üfleyerek söndürdü) on her birthday cake.
WIND/AIR
2 [intransitive, transitive]
(used about wind, air, etc.) to be moving or to cause sth to move
esmek; savurmak, uçuşturmak, uçurtmak
 A gentle breeze was blowing.
 The wind suddenly blew my hat off.
 3 [intransitive]
to move because of the wind or a current of air
savrulmak, uçuşmak, uçmak
 The balloons blew away.
 My papers blew all over the garden.
INSTRUMENT
4 [intransitive, transitive]
to produce sound from a musical instrument, etc. by blowing air into it
 (müzik aleti, düdük vb.) çalınmak; çalmak
 The referee's whistle blew for the end of the match.
 He blew a few notes on the trumpet.
MAKE STH
5 [transitive]
to make or shape sth by blowing air out of your mouth
üflemek
 to blow bubbles/smoke rings
 to blow (somebody) a kiss
öpücük yollamak
ELECTRICITY
6 [intransitive, transitive]
when a fuse1 (= a thin piece of wire in an electrical system) stops working suddenly because the electric current is too strong
 (sigorta) atmak; attırmak
 A fuse has blown.
 I think the kettle's blown a fuse.
MONEY
7 [transitive] (informal)
 blow sth (on sth)
to spend or waste a lot of money on sth
paraları havaya savurmak
 She blew all her savings on a trip to China.
OPPORTUNITY
8 [transitive] (informal)
to waste an opportunity
fırsatı kaçırmak
 I think I've blown my chances of promotion.
 You had your chance and you blew it.
IDIOM
blow your nose
to clear your nose by blowing strongly through it into a handkerchief (= a piece of cloth) or a tissue (= a piece of paper)
sümkürmek
PHRASAL VERBS
blow sth apart
to completely destroy sth in an explosion
havaya uçurmak
blow over
to disappear without having a serious effect
geçmek; dağılmak, sönmek
 The scandal will soon blow over.
blow up
1 to explode or to be destroyed in an explosion
patlamak, havaya uçmak
 The car blew up when the door was opened.
 2 to start suddenly and strongly
patlak vermek
 A storm blew up in the night.
 A huge row blew up about money.
blow sth up
1 to make sth explode or to destroy sth in an explosion
havaya uçurmak, patlatmak
 The terrorists tried to blow up the plane.
 2 to fill sth with air or gas
şişirmek
 to blow up a balloon
 3 to make a photograph bigger
 (fotoğraf) büyütmek
blow up (at sb)
(informal)
to become very angry
tepesi atmak
 The teacher blew up when I said I'd forgotten my homework.
 

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