blow
BrE /bləʊ/ AmE /bloʊ/
verb en → es
past blew pp blown ing blowing
to move air in a strong current
hacer que el aire se mueva, soplar
- the wind blows
- blow the leaves away
Collocations a strong wind is blowing · blow out a candle
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The wind blew so hard that it knocked over the tree.
El viento sopló tan fuerte que derribó el árbol.
to injure a part of your body by hitting it against something or falling on it
lastimar, lesionar
- blow one's knee
Collocations blow a joint · blow an ankle
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He blew his knee in the game.
Se lesionó la rodilla en el juego.
to explode or cause something to explode
explotar, hacer explotar
- blow up a balloon
Collocations blow up a building · blow something to pieces
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The bomb blew the house apart.
La bomba hizo volar la casa en pedazos.
to knock something down or cause it to fall over
derribar, hacer caer
- blow a tree down
Collocations blow down a wall · blow over a car
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The storm blew the fence down.
La tormenta derribó la cerca.
to waste something, especially money or time
gastar sin sentido, desperdiciar
- blow a fortune
Collocations blow all your money · blow an opportunity
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He blew his inheritance on gambling.
Gastó su herencia en el juego.
to kiss your hand and then blow it towards someone as a sign of affection
besar la mano y soplar hacia alguien
- blow a kiss to sb
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She blew her husband a kiss before leaving.
Le besó la mano y le sopló un beso antes de irse.
to become very angry and lose control of your temper
perder los estribos, enojarse mucho
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He blew his stack when he found out about the accident.
Perdió los estribos cuando se enteró del accidente.
to do something that makes people realize you are not who you say you are, especially in a secret operation
descubrirse, revelar la identidad falsa
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The spy blew his cover when he spoke English with a British accent.
El espía se descubrió cuando habló inglés con un acento británico.
Phrasal verbs
explotar, hincharse
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The balloon blew up when I tried to inflate it.
El globo estalló cuando intenté inflarlo.
pasar, calmarse
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The storm blew over quickly.
La tormenta pasó rápidamente.
destruir, arrastrar lejos
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The wind blew the leaves away.
El viento arrastró las hojas lejos.
ignorar, desestimar
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He blew off the warning signs.
Ignoró las señales de advertencia.
enojarse con, perder los estribos con
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She blew up at her boss.
Se enojó mucho con su jefe.
Idioms
dar vueltas, ser inconstante
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He keeps blowing hot and cold about his plans.
Sigue dando vueltas con sus planes.
denunciar, poner en evidencia
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She blew the whistle on her corrupt boss.
Denunció a su jefe corrupto.
autoelogiarse, presumir
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He's always blowing his own trumpet.
Siempre se autoelogia.