wind
Significado (English)
-
- Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
- Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
- The ability to breathe easily.
- News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip.
- A tendency or trend.
- One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans; air.
- One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements.
- (colloquial) Flatus.
- Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
- The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
- A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points.
- Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
- A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
- Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
- A bird, the dotterel.
- (slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
Synonyms
current of air
wrap round
confidential information
idle talk
twist around
idle gossip
breaking wind
idle chit-chat
mindless ranting
idle words
dry wind
cold wind
air current
coil around
windy spasm
wrap around
wind current
southwind
blow lightly
tie around
move tortuously
northwest wind
reel on
wind and dust
twist to turn
wire wrapping
air stream
air-current
west wind
wind on
change direction
twist together
move round
east wind
bize
gust of wind
be curled up
lap in
roll into a coil
snake through
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/wɪnd/
Etimoloxía (English)
In summary
From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates Cognate with Dutch wind, German Wind, West Frisian wyn, Norwegian and Swedish vind, Icelandic vindur, Latin ventus, Welsh gwynt, Sanskrit वात (vā́ta), Russian ве́тер (véter), perhaps Albanian bundë (“strong damp wind”). Doublet of athlete, vent, weather and nirvana.
Marcar isto como favorito
Mellora a túa pronuncia
Escribe esta palabra
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning inglés with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "wind" and many other words and sentences in inglés.
Go to our inglés course page
Notes
