Translations for „blow away“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . blow away VB trans

1. blow away wind:

to blow away ⇆ sth

etw wegwehen

2. blow away inf (kill):

to blow away ⇆ sb

jdn wegpusten [o. umlegen] sl

3. blow away fig inf (shock):

to blow away ⇆ sb

jdn [fast] umhauen fig inf

Phrases:

to blow the cobwebs away Brit

jdn [wieder] munter machen

II . blow away VB intr

blow away

wegwehen

blow away

davonwehen

blow away VB

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to blow sb away [or away sb] (shock) fig inf

jdn überwältigen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to blow sb away [or away sb] (shock) fig inf

jdn überwältigen

to blow the cobwebs away Brit

jdn [wieder] munter machen

she cringed away from the blow

sie duckte sich, um dem Schlag auszuweichen

make sure you tie down anything that might blow away in the storm

binde bloß alles fest, was im Sturm weggeweht werden könnte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Repeated footsteps often destroy tundra plants, leaving exposed soil to blow away, and recovery may take hundreds of years.

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They blow away the substrate, to uncover insect larvae and crustaceans.

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Professionals are tired, jaded, and are waiting for tech to blow away as if it were a bad dream.

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The whiff of terroir does blow away and the honey liniment and rose emerges.

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