blow over in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for blow over in the English»French Dictionary

I.over1 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] PREP Over is used after many verbs in English (change over, fall over, lean over etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, fall, lean etc.).
over is often used with another preposition in English (to, in, on) without altering the meaning. In this case over is usually not translated in French: to be over in France = être en France; to swim over to sb = nager vers qn.
over is often used with nouns in English when talking about superiority (control over, priority over etc.) or when giving the cause of something (delays over, trouble over etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, priority, delay, trouble etc.).
over is often used as a prefix in verb combinations (overeat), adjective combinations (overconfident) and noun combinations (overcoat). These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary.
For particular usages see the entry below.

III.over1 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] ADJ ADV

See also trouble, priority, leave over, lean, fall away, fall, delay, control, change

I.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles N

1. trouble U (problems):

ennuis mpl

3. trouble (effort, inconvenience):

4. trouble:

histoires fpl inf
ennuis mpl

III.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles VB trans

V.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles

priority [Brit prʌɪˈɒrɪti, Am praɪˈɔrədi] N

I.leave over VB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sth] over)

I.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] N (meat)

II.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] ADJ

III.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB trans

IV.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB intr

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

I.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] N

II.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB trans

III.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB intr

I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

II.control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

I.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] N

1. change (alteration):

II.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB trans

III.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB intr

V.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ]

over2 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] N SPORTS

I.blow [Brit bləʊ, Am bloʊ] N

II.blow <pret blew, pp blown> [Brit bləʊ, Am bloʊ] VB trans

12. blow Am (exaggerate) → blow up

III.blow <pret blew, pp blown> [Brit bləʊ, Am bloʊ] VB intr

See also blow up

I.blow up VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow up)

II.blow up VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow [sth/sb] up, blow up [sb/sth]) (in explosion)

III.blow up VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow [sth] up, blow up [sth])

blow over in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blow over in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for blow over in the English»French Dictionary

I.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] PREP

II.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADV

III.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADJ inv

See also under

I.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] PREP

II.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] ADV

I.blow1 <blew, -n> [bləʊ, Am bloʊ] VB intr

III.blow1 [bləʊ, Am bloʊ] N

I.blow2 [bləʊ, Am bloʊ] N a. fig

II.blow2 <blew, -n> [bləʊ, Am bloʊ] VB intr (explode)

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Upon hitting the target, the four staves flex and compact together, spreading the force of the blow over a longer period of time.
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Winds can reach 40mi/h km/h at night and can blow over tents and scatter items left unsecured.
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Hoping that the storm would soon blow over, he lowered all sail and went to sleep with the boat lying ahull.
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While there is the faintest chance that the crisis will blow over, living quietly for tomorrow is easier than living riotously for today.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The sculpture was installed in deep concrete beds, insuring that it will not blow over due to a storm or heavy winds.
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With this explanation, it's likely that the fuss will blow over soon enough.
arstechnica.com
Optimists insist that the squall will blow over.
www.telegraph.co.uk
His strategy -- so far as there is one -- seems to be to ride out the political storm in the hope it will all blow over.
www.theage.com.au
The dilatant fluid would disperse the force of a sudden blow over a wider area of the user's body, reducing the blunt force trauma.
en.wikipedia.org
These sandy ridges and dunes are formed by the strong monsoon currents which blow over the country for nearly 8 months of the year.
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