winds in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for winds in the English»French Dictionary

I.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] N

1. wind METEO:

wind

vent m

North/East wind

vent du nord/d'est

the wind is blowing

il y a du vent

which way is the wind blowing?

d'où vient le vent?

a high wind

un vent fort, un grand vent

to have the wind at one's back [or to have the wind behind one]

avoir le vent pour soi

2. wind NAUT:

wind

vent m

fair wind

bon vent

to sail or run before the wind lit, fig

avoir le vent en poupe

to sail into the wind

naviguer contre le vent, avoir le vent debout

to sail close to the wind NAUT

serrer le vent

to sail close to the wind fig

jouer avec le feu

3. wind (breath):

wind

souffle m

to knock the wind out of

couper le souffle à

to get one's wind

reprendre souffle

to get one's second wind fig

reprendre ses forces

4. wind (current):

wind fig

vent m

the wind of change

le vent du changement

the cold winds of recession

le spectre de la récession

there is something in the wind

il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il se prépare quelque chose

5. wind (flatulence):

wind

vents mpl

wind

gaz mpl intestinaux

to break wind

lâcher un vent

to suffer from wind

avoir des gaz

to bring up wind

roter

that's a lot of wind inf!

c'est du vent! inf

6. wind MUS:

the wind(s)

les instruments mpl à vent

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

1. wind (make breathless):

wind blow, punch:

couper la respiration or le souffle à

wind climb, exertion:

essouffler, mettre [qn] hors d'haleine

2. wind (burp):

wind

faire faire son rot à inf

3. wind HUNT (scent):

wind

avoir un vent de, flairer

III.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd]

to get wind of

avoir vent de, apprendre

to get the wind up inf

avoir la trouille or la frousse inf (about à cause de)

to put the wind up sb inf

flanquer la trouille à qn inf

to put the wind up sb inf

faire une peur bleue à qn

to go/run like the wind

aller/filer comme le vent

it's (like) pissing sl or whistling in the wind

c'est comme si on pissait dans un violon sl

to see which way the wind blows

prendre le vent

you'll be stuck like that if the wind changes! (to child pulling faces)

arrête ou tu vas rester comme ça!

I.wind² [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] N

1. wind (bend):

wind (of road)

tournant m

2. wind (movement):

wind (of handle)

tour m

to give a clock a wind

remonter une pendule

II.wind² <pret, pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (coil up):

wind hair, rope, string, tape, wire

enrouler (on, onto sur, round autour de)

he wound a scarf round his neck

il s'est enroulé or passé une écharpe autour du cou

she wound her arms around him

elle l'a enlacé

to wind wool

faire une pelote de laine

2. wind (set in motion):

wind, a. wind up watch, clock, toy

remonter

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

donner un tour de

4. wind (move sinuously):

to wind one's or its way procession, road, river:

serpenter

III.wind² <pret, pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB intr

wind road, river, procession:

serpenter (along le long de)

wind stairs:

tourner

a queue winding round the theatre

une queue qui tournait au coin du théâtre

wind-sleeve, wind-sock N

wind-sleeve

manche f à air

broken wind N VET

broken wind

pousse f

trade wind N METEO

trade wind

alizé m

wind instrument N

wind instrument

instrument m à vent

wind machine N

wind machine

machine f à vent

wind turbine N

wind turbine

moteur m éolien

wind tunnel [Brit ˈwɪndtʌnl, Am ˈwɪn(d) ˌtənl] N

1. wind tunnel TECH:

wind tunnel

tunnel m aérodynamique

2. wind tunnel (windy gap or passage):

wind tunnel

couloir m venté

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winds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for winds in the English»French Dictionary

I.wind¹ [wɪnd] N

1. wind (current of air):

wind

vent m

a breath of wind

un courant d'air

a gust of wind

une rafale de vent

2. wind no pl (breath):

wind

souffle m

to knock the wind out of sb

couper le souffle à qn

3. wind no pl Brit, Aus (flatulence):

wind

gaz m

to break wind

faire des gaz

4. wind MUS:

the wind

les instruments mpl à vent

5. wind no pl (meaningless words):

wind

n'importe quoi

Phrases:

to take the wind out of sb's sails

couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn

to get wind of sth

avoir vent de qc

to go/run like the wind

filer comme le vent

to put the wind up sb Brit, Aus

flanquer la frousse à qn

there's sth in the wind

il y a qc dans l'air

II.wind¹ [wɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (hurt):

wind

couper le souffle à

2. wind Brit (bring up wind):

to wind a baby

faire faire son rot à un bébé

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

1. wind (wrap around):

wind film

rembobiner

wind wool

enrouler

2. wind (tension a spring):

wind

remonter

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

tourner

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

wind

serpenter

wind on VB trans, intr Brit, Aus

wind on PHRVB wind forward

See also wind forward

wind forward VB trans, intr

wind forward

avancer

wind chimes N pl

wind chimes

carillon m éolien

I.wind down VB trans

1. wind down (lower):

wind down

baisser

2. wind down (reduce):

wind down

réduire

II.wind down VB intr

1. wind down (become less active):

wind down

être en perte de vitesse

wind down party, meeting

tirer à sa fin

2. wind down (relax):

wind down

se détendre

I.wind up VB trans

1. wind up (bring to an end):

wind up

terminer

wind up debate, meeting

clore

wind up affairs

conclure

2. wind up Brit, Aus (close):

wind up company

liquider

wind up activities

cesser

3. wind up (raise):

wind up

monter

4. wind up (tension a spring):

wind up

remonter

5. wind up Brit inf (tease):

wind up

faire marcher

6. wind up Brit, Aus inf (annoy):

wind up

énerver

II.wind up VB intr

1. wind up (end):

wind up

se terminer

2. wind up inf (end up):

wind up

se retrouver

to wind up doing sth

finir par faire qc

wind power N no pl

wind power

énergie f éolienne

wind instrument [ˈwɪnd ˈɪnstrʊmənt] N

wind instrument

instrument m à vent

wind energy N no pl

wind energy

énergie f éolienne

trade wind N

trade wind

alizé m

winds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

gale-force winds

vents mpl forts

to knock the wind out of sb

couper le souffle à qn

to take the wind out of sb's sails

couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn

to sail close to [or near] the wind

jouer avec le feu

to scatter sth to the four winds

semer qc aux quatre vents

to scatter to the four winds form

semer aux quatre vents

to throw caution to the wind(s)

oublier toute prudence

to be left twisting in the wind

être laissé dans l'incertitude

the wind's blowing the leaves around

le vent balaie les feuilles

to wind sb round one's little finger

retourner qn comme un gant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although a ship in the region reported 40 mph (65 km/h) winds and 14ft m waves, a satellite picture revealed a cloud mass of amorphous quality.

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Strong winds and torrential rainfall disrupted transportation services.

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As the winch winds in the launch cables, the retractor cable is unwound from the winch.

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Its large circulation brought fierce winds to the entire island, damaging 72,605 houses and destroying 28,005 homes.

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On Martinique, moderate rainfall and tropical storm force winds were recorded, though no damage or fatalities occurred.

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The aircraft landed in strong, gusty winds and touched down hard with its right maingear first.

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Much of the prefecture was left without power as winds gusted to 110 km/h (70 mph).

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The strong winds and gusts uprooted trees and caused scaffolding at an estate to collapse.

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At times, they can grow severe, bringing gusty winds, small hail, and torrential rain, and an occasional tornado.

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The prevailing current is a counterclockwise swirl due to the westerly and south-westerly winds.

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