blow
/bləʊ/ verb (past tense blew, past participle blown)Translation
WIND [I] › If the wind blows, it moves and makes currents of air.
esmek
A cool sea breeze was blowing.1512PERSON [I] › to force air out through your mouth
üflemek
She blew on her coffee before taking a sip.577578 blow sth down/across/off, etc › If the wind blows something somewhere, it makes it move in that direction.
savurmak, savrulmak, uçuşturmak, uçuşmak, uçurtmak
The storm blew trees across the road.1512MOVE [I] › to move in the wind
uçuşmak, esmek
branches blowing in the breeze1512INSTRUMENT [I, T] › to make a sound by forcing air out of your mouth and through an instrument
ıslık çalmak, çalmak, üfleyerek ses çıkarmak
Ann blew a few notes on the trumpet.59439MAKE [T] › to make shapes out of something by blowing it
üfleyerek şekil vermek (cam vb.)
to blow bubbles2097SPEND [T] informal › to spend a lot of money quickly and without considering it seriously
har vurup harman savurmak, düşüncesizce harcamak
Lou blew all her prize money on a diamond necklace.2106 blow it/your chance(s) informal › If you blow it or blow your chance, you lose an opportunity to do something by doing or saying the wrong thing.
yanlış sözcük kullanarak ya da yanlış yaparak bir şeyi yapma fırsatını elinden kaçırmak, her şeyi berbat etmek
I blew it when I criticized the way she ran the office. Tom blew his chances of getting the job by arriving late for the interview.1902 blow your nose › to clear your nose by forcing air through it into a handkerchief (= piece of cloth or soft paper)
burnunu silmek, sümkürmek
577541ELECTRICITY [I, T] › If a piece of electrical equipment blows, it suddenly stops working because the electric current is too strong.
blow sb away phrasal verb mainly US informal (elektrikli alet) patlamak, yanarak patlamak, yanmak, sigortası atmak, ampülü yanmak vb.
→ See also blow your mind → See also blow/get sth out of proportion13181314 › to surprise or please someone very much
blow (sth) out phrasal verb birini şaşırtmak ve mutlu, memnun etmek
a movie that will blow you away9762134 › If a flame blows out, or if you blow it out, it stops burning because you or the wind have blown it.
blow over phrasal verb bir ateşi söndürmek, üfleyerek söndürmek
Emma blew out the candle.2501 › If a storm or an argument blows over, it ends.
blow (sb, sth) up phrasal verb bitmek (tartışma), geçmek(fırtına), dağılmak, etkisi bitmek, sönmek
1555 › to destroy something or kill someone with a bomb, or to be destroyed by a bomb
blow sth up phrasal verb param parça etmek, darmadağın etmek, uçurmak, yok etmek, bomba ile parçalamak, infilak etmek
Terrorists blew up an office building in the city.1972 › to fill something with air
blow up phrasal verb şişirmek
blow up a balloon1806START › If a storm or an argument blows up, it starts suddenly.
patlak vermek, birden ortaya çıkmak
17521552BECOME ANGRY informal › to suddenly become very angry
aniden kızmak, küplere binmek, tepesi atmak
My Dad blew up at me when I told him what had happened.2417(Definition of blow verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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