blow

1. (intransitive)To produce an air current.

   blasen, pusten, wehen

   дутьdutʹ, ду́нутьdúnutʹ, поду́тьpodútʹ

   ду́тиdúty, ві́ятиvíjaty, дму́хатиdmúxaty

   be in motion due to some air or water current

2. (transitive)To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.

   Blow the dust off that book and open it up.

   blasen, wegblasen, fortblasen

   сдува́тьsduvátʹ, сдутьsdutʹ

   cause to move by means of an air current

3. (intransitive)To be propelled by an air current.

   The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.

   What stormy weather —the roofs are blowing off!

   wehen

   относи́тьotnosítʹ

   cause air to go in, on, or through

4. (figuratively, transitive)To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.

5. (transitive)To create or shape by blowing.

   to blow bubbles

   to blow glass

   выдува́тьvyduvátʹ, вы́дутьvýdutʹ

   shape by blowing

6. (transitive)To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.

   to blow the fire

   дутьdutʹ

7. (transitive)To clear of contents by forcing air through.

   to blow an egg

   to blow one’s nose

   free of obstruction by blowing air through

8. (transitive)To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).

   Blow your horn! That car is about to hit us!

   make a sound as if blown

9. (intransitive)To make a sound as a result of being blown.

   In the harbor, the ships’ horns blew.

   дутьdutʹ

10. (intransitive)To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.

    There’s nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.

    There she blows! (i.e. “I see a whale spouting!”)

11. (intransitive)To burst or explode; to occur suddenly

    Get away from that burning gas tank! It’s about to blow!

    burst suddenly

12. (transitive)To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.

    The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.

    The aerosol can was blown to bits.

    hochgehen, in die Luft gehen, explodieren

    взрыватьvzryvatʹ, взорватьvzorvatʹ, взрыва́тьсяvzryvátʹsja

1. The wind is blowing from the east.

   Вітер дує зі сходу.

   ruВетер дует с востока.

   deDer Wind weht von Osten.

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2. The wind is blowing from the north.

   Вітер дує з півночі.

   ruВетер дует с севера.

   deDer Wind weht von Norden her.

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3. I blew on my hands to warm them.

   Я подув собі на руки, щоб зігріти їх.

   ruЯ подул себе на руки, чтобы согреть их.

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4. She had her hat blown off by the wind.

   Їй здуло вітром капелюха.

   ruУ неё сдуло ветром шляпку.

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5. Tom took the candle from Mary and blew it out.

   Том взяв у Мері свічку й задув її.

   ruТом взял у Мэри свечу и задул её.

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irregular · Lesson

• blow upпідірвати, висадити в повітряUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
• blow outдути, дмухатиTo extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
• blow overпройти, проходитиTo blow on something causing it to topple.
• blow offUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, off.
• blow onTo forcefully expel air from the lungs onto an object.
• blow inTo unexpectedly and casually arrive.
• blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.
• blow awayUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, away.