death blow in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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1. blow (propel):

blow
soplar
she blew the ash onto the floor
sopló y echó la ceniza al suelo
stop blowing smoke into my face!
¡no me eches el humo a la cara!
a gust blew the door shut
una ráfaga de viento cerró la puerta de golpe
the helicopter blew a cloud of dust into the air
el helicóptero levantó una nube de polvo
to blow sth away/off/along, all trace of their camp had been blown away by the wind
el viento no había dejado ni rastro del campamento
her hat was blown off
se le voló el sombrero
they let the wind blow them along
se dejaron llevar por el viento
the wind blew the roof off the kiosk
el viento le arrancó el techo al quiosco
the plane was blown off course
el viento sacó el avión de su curso
look what the wind's blown in!
¡mira quién ha aparecido!

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

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III.blow1 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

See also wind2, wind1

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

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

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

I.wind1 [Am wɪnd, Brit wɪnd] N

1. wind C or U METEO:

wind
viento m
a wind came up around midday
alrededor del mediodía se levantó viento
a cold wind was blowing
soplaba un viento frío
there is not much wind today
hoy no hace or no hay mucho viento
a gust of wind
una ráfaga de viento
winds light to moderate
vientos suaves a moderados
against the wind
contra el viento
to run before the wind NAUT
ir con el viento en popa or a favor
we were playing into the wind SPORTS
estábamos jugando contra el viento
let's get out of the wind
refugiémonos del viento
a wind of change was blowing
soplaban vientos nuevos
in the wind nothing's been announced, but I reckon there's something in the wind
no han anunciado nada, pero a mí me parece que algo están tramando
a change is in the wind
se viene un cambio
like the wind
como un bólido inf
to get the wind up Brit inf
asustarse
to get the wind up Brit inf
pegarse un susto inf
to get wind of sth
enterarse de algo
to get wind of sth
llegar a saber algo
to get wind of sth
olerse algo inf
to know/find out which way or how the wind is blowing
saber/averiguar por dónde van los tiros inf
to put the wind up sb Brit inf
asustar a alguien
to put the wind up sb Brit inf
meterle miedo a alguien inf
to raise the wind Brit dated
juntar suficiente dinero
to sail close to the wind be careful what you say, you're sailing very close to the wind
cuidado con lo que dices, te estás por pasar de la raya
they don't act illegally, but they sail pretty close to the wind
lo que hacen no es ilegal, pero casi
in her documentaries she tends to sail rather close to the wind
sus documentales suelen ser agresivamente polémicos
to scatter sth to the four winds
desperdigar algo
our group was scattered to the four winds when the war came
nuestro grupo se desperdigó cuando estalló la guerra
to take the wind out of sb's sails
desinflar a alguien
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
no hay mal que por bien no venga
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good attr direction/speed/strength
del viento
wind energy/power
energía f eólica
wind pollination
polinización f anemógama

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

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blow2 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

death [Am dɛθ, Brit dɛθ] N

1. death U or C (end of life):

death
muerte f
death
fallecimiento m form
to die a natural death
morir de muerte natural
he died a peaceful death
tuvo una buena muerte or una muerte tranquila
the fire caused several deaths
el incendio causó varios muertos or cobró varias víctimas
the illness can result in death
la enfermedad puede ser mortal
death by strangulation/drowning
muerte por estrangulación/inmersión
they were united in death liter
la muerte los unió
death to the traitor!
¡muerte al traidor!
to put sb to death
ejecutar a alguien
he was sentenced to death/to death by hanging
lo condenaron a muerte/a morir en la horca
he was stabbed/beaten to death
lo mataron a puñaladas/golpes
to freeze/starve to death
morirse de frío/hambre
to bleed to death
morir desangrado
he drank himself to death
el alcohol acabó con él or lo mató
to fight to the death
luchar a muerte
a duel to the death
un duelo a muerte
to death as intensifier inf to be scared to death
estar muerto de miedo
they're frightened to death of losing their jobs
tienen un miedo espantoso de perder el trabajo
I was bored to death
me aburrí como una ostra inf
I'm sick to death of your complaining
estoy hasta la coronilla de tus quejas inf
his mother spoiled him to death
la madre lo echó a perder con tanto mimo or lo malcrió de mala manera
I'm worried to death
estoy preocupadísima
as pale as death
blanco como un papel
you look as pale as death
estás blanco como un papel
at death's door
a las puertas de la muerte
to be the death of sb
acabar con alguien
you'll be the death of your poor mother
vas a acabar con tu pobre madre
you'll be the death of your poor mother
vas a matar a disgustos a tu pobre madre
to catch one's death (of cold)
agarrarse una pulmonía doble
to catch one's death (of cold)
coger una pulmonía doble Spain
to do sth to death that play has been done to death
esa obra está muy trillada
if they get hold of a good idea, they tend to do it to death
si se les ocurre una buena idea, la repiten hasta la saciedad or hasta el cansancio
Richard II was done to death in his prison cell liter
a Ricardo II lo asesinaron or le dieron muerte en su celda
to hang on like grim death
aferrarse con todas sus fuerzas
to look like (grim) death
tener la cara desencajada
you look like death warmed over or Brit up hum
¡tienes muy mala cara!

death blow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for death blow in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

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Frustrated of lack of work he threatened to resign from service as he felt that it was a death blow to his pursuit.
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No, the death blow came from a senator.
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To deliver its impressive death blow, the mantis shrimp uses a hyperbolic paraboloid shaped spring.
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Like all measures and controls, they have the power to deliver a death blow to cultural aspirations and shape an alternate, unsolicited organisational behaviour.
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But the warmer winter of 1979-80 proved to be a death blow.
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This act has given a death blow to its original appearance and the impact that it created on the minds of devotees by damaging the originality of the temple.
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But we have also dealt a death blow on that.
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That, frankly, is a death blow for us.
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This car may be the death blow we all need to end the oil industry stranglehold on the world.
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He has given me my death blow.
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