wind in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wind in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.wind¹ [wɪnd] N

1. wind (current of air):

wind

vetar m

gust of wind

nalet vetra

to see which way the wind is blowing also fig

povijati se kako vetar duva

to go/run like the wind

ići/trčati kao vetar

2. wind no pl (breath):

wind

dah m

3. wind no pl (meaningless words):

he's full of wind

lupeta gluposti

4. wind (flatulence):

wind no pl

gasovi m

5. wind MUS:

the winds

duvači

6. wind (scent):

wind

miris m

to get wind of sth fig

osetiti miris nečega

Phrases:

three sheets to the wind

pijan kao letva

II.wind¹ [wɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (knock breath out):

to wind sb

izbiti nekome vazduh

2. wind Brit:

to wind a baby

pomoći bebi da podrigne

I.wind² [waɪnd] N

1. wind (bend):

wind

zavoj m

wind

okuka f

wind of river

okuka f

wind of river

meandar m

wind of road

krivina f

2. wind (turn):

wind

zaokret nt

to give sth a wind

zavrnuti nešto

II.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (wrap):

wind

zavijati // zaviti

wind a film

premotati // motati

to wind wool/yarn into a ball

smotati vunu/predivo u klupko

2. wind (cause to function):

wind a clock, watch

naviti // navijati

3. wind (turn):

wind

zaokrenuti // zaokretati

wind

okrenuti // okretati

4. wind (cause to move):

wind

premotati // premotavati

to wind a film/tape back[wards]/forwards

premotati film/kasetu unazad/unapred

III.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB intr

1. wind (meander):

wind stream, road

krivudati imperf

2. wind (coil):

wind

uviti se // uvijati se

'wind en·er·gy N no pl

wind energy

energija vetra f

'wind tun·nel N

wind tunnel

vazdušni tunel m

'wind tur·bine N

wind turbine

vetroturbina f

'side wind N

side wind

bočni vetar m

'wind gen·era·tor N

wind generator

vetrogenerator m

'trade wind N

trade wind

pasat m

'wind cone N AERO

wind cone

vetrokaz m od platna

See also 'windsock

'wind·sock N

windsock

vetrokaz m

windsock

veksiloid m u obliku čunja

so·lar 'wind N no pl astron

solar wind

sunčev vetar m

wind Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an icy wind began to blow

počeo je da duva ledeni vetar

to throw caution to the wind

odbaciti oprez

to be three sheets to the wind

pijan kao letva

to sail close to the wind

hodati po tankom ledu

to go/run like the wind

ići/trčati kao vetar

to wind wool/yarn into a ball

smotati vunu/predivo u klupko

to wind a film/tape back[wards]/forwards

premotati film/kasetu unazad/unapred

the wind was in our favour

vetar nam je išao u korist

the door swung open in the wind

vrata su se otvorila od vetra

the wind is making my eyes water

suze mi oči od vetra

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The movement of wind waves can be captured by wave energy devices.

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In order to carry out this kind of attack they would naturally try to get to windward and then bear down before the wind in line abreast ship upon ship.

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Some of the most popular carbon offset projects from a corporate perspective are energy efficiency and wind turbine projects.

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This represents a range of wind angles between beam reach and running downwind.

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At this point in time, wind will on average replace lower cost sources of power compared with solar.

reneweconomy.com.au

As the land is remote, virtually uninhabited blanket bogland used for milled peat production, it was an ideal location for the wind farm.

www.independent.ie

Although wind power is a popular form of energy generation, the construction of wind farms is not universally welcomed, often for aesthetic reasons.

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The anemometer (wind speed instrument) failed at around 3:10 a.m, with the wind vane (wind direction) destroyed after the cyclone's eye.

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You install a wind turbine or a solar panel, and you'll get carbon-neutral energy.

thetyee.ca

Winds gusted from 6070 miles per hour (95110 km/h), causing minor wind damage.

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