blow down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for blow down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.blow1 <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB trans

1. blow (propel):

II.blow1 <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB intr

III.blow1 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

See also wind2, wind1

I.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] VB trans

II.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] VB intr

III.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] N

I.wind1 [Am wɪnd, Brit wɪnd] N

1. wind C or U METEO:

to get the wind up Brit inf
to get the wind up Brit inf
to put the wind up sb Brit inf
to put the wind up sb Brit inf
to raise the wind Brit dated

II.wind1 [Am wɪnd, Brit wɪnd] VB trans

blow2 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

I.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

II.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

down2 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

down3 <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

blow down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blow down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.blow2 [bləʊ, Am bloʊ] blew, blown VB intr

II.blow2 [bləʊ, Am bloʊ] blew, blown VB trans

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
She said trees blow down in the area frequently, but the damage from this tornado was unlike anything she'd seen.
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Trees left over the cave expected to blow down due to prevailing winds.
www.timescolonist.com
On windy days, great clouds of silt blow down the street, leaving a layer of grit over everything.
www.stuff.co.nz
The category 4 hurricane was packing 209-251 km/h winds strong enough to cause severe damage to well-constructed buildings and blow down trees.
www.stratfordbeaconherald.com
For example, households will not be covered under their home insurance if fences or gates blow down, insurers have warned.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Its mountains create gentle morning breezes for beginners, but by afternoon the thermals blow down to create serious crosswinds for pros.
www.independent.co.uk
A hedge will neither rot, nor blow down in the next gale.
www.telegraph.co.uk
We watch a letter from a lover blow down the street and a cop run and step on it with his dirty boot.
deadspin.com
It doesn't make sense to blow down the reserves into a low commodity price environment.
calgaryherald.com
However, the six towers remained standing past their blow down time as a fault with the detonator was found.
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