wind

wind
I.
wind1 [wɪnd]
1. noun
   a. vent m
• the wind dropped le vent est tombé
• which way is the wind? d'où vient le vent ?
• to take the wind out of sb's sails couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn
• the wind of change is blowing le vent du changement souffle
• there's something in the wind il y a quelque chose dans l'air
• to get wind of sth avoir vent de qch
   b. ( = breath) souffle m
• to knock the wind out of sb [blow] couper le souffle à qn ; [fall, exertion] essouffler qn
• to get one's wind back reprendre (son) souffle
• to put the wind up sb (inf) (British) flanquer la frousse à qn (inf)
   c. ( = flatulence) gaz mpl
• the baby has got wind le bébé a des gaz
• to break wind lâcher un vent
2. transitive verb
   a. the blow winded him le coup lui a coupé le souffle
   b. to wind a baby faire faire son rot (inf) à un bébé
3. compounds
► wind-borne adjective [seeds, pollen] transporté par le vent
► wind-chill, wind-chill factor noun (facteur m de) refroidissement m dû au vent
• a wind-chill factor of 10° une baisse de 10° due au vent ► wind-chimes plural noun carillon m éolien
► wind farm noun éoliennes fpl
► wind instrument noun instrument m à vent
► wind power noun énergie f éolienne
► wind tunnel noun tunnel m aérodynamique
II.
wind2 [waɪnd]
(verb: preterite, past participle wound)
1. noun
( = bend) coude m
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = roll) [+ thread, rope] enrouler (round autour de ) ; ( = wrap) envelopper
• to wind one's arms round sb enlacer qn
   b. [+ clock, watch] remonter
   c. he slowly wound his way home il prit lentement le chemin du retour
3. intransitive verb
• to wind along [river, path] serpenter
• the road winds through the valley la route serpente à travers la vallée
• the line of cars wound slowly up the hill la file de voitures a lentement gravi la colline en serpentant
► wind down
1. intransitive verb
( = relax) (inf) se détendre
2. separable transitive verb
   a. [+ car window] baisser
   b. [+ department, service] réduire progressivement (en vue d'un démantèlement éventuel)
► wind up
1. intransitive verb
   a. [meeting, discussion] se terminer (with par)
   b. (inf) they wound up stranded in Rotterdam ils se sont retrouvés bloqués à Rotterdam
2. separable transitive verb
   a. ( = end) [+ meeting, speech] terminer (with par ) ; [+ business] liquider
   b. [+ car window] monter
   c. [+ watch] remonter
• it gets me all wound up (inf) ça me retourne (inf)
   d. (British) ( = tease person) faire marcher (inf)
* * *
I 1. [wɪnd]
noun
1) Meteorology vent m

North wind — vent du nord

the wind is blowing — il y a du vent

which way is the wind blowing? — d'où vient le vent?

a high wind — un vent fort

2) (breath) souffle m

to knock the wind out of — couper le souffle à

to get one's wind — reprendre souffle

to get one's second wind — fig reprendre ses forces

3) fig vent m

the wind of change — le vent du changement

there is something in the wind — il y a quelque chose dans l'air

4) (flatulence) vents mpl

to break wind — lâcher un vent

to bring up wind — avoir des renvois

5) Music

the wind — les instruments mpl à vent

2.
transitive verb
1) (make breathless) [blow] couper la respiration à; [exertion] essouffler
2) faire son rot à [baby]
••

to get wind of — avoir vent de

to get the wind up — (colloq) avoir la trouille (colloq)

to put the wind up somebody — (colloq) flanquer la trouille (colloq) à quelqu'un

to see which way the wind blows — voir de quel côté souffle le vent

II 1. [waɪnd]
noun
1) (of road) tournant m
2) (movement) (of handle) tour m
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp wound)
1) (coil up) enrouler

she wound her arms around him — elle l'a enlacé

2) (also wind up) remonter [clock, toy]
3) donner un tour de [handle]
4)

to wind one's ou its way — serpenter

3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp wound) gen serpenter (along le long de); [stairs] tourner
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