Level | A2 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | blow |
IPA | /bləʊ / verb (past tense blew /bluː /; past participle blown /bləʊn /) |
Back | üflemek savrulmak, uçuşmak, uçmak |
Back 2 | 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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