take wind
Synonym of get windSynonym of get wind (“be divulged; become common knowledge”).
» That will take the wind out of her sails.
Das wird ihr den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen.
Це виб'є її з сідла.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of get wind (“be divulged; become common knowledge”).
Examples
6 sentencesThat will take the wind out of her sails.
Це виб'є її з сідла.
deDas wird ihr den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen.
I wish my neighbour would take down those wind chimes.
deIch wünschte, mein Nachbar nähme das Windspiel ab!
I wish my neighbours would take down those wind chimes.
deIch wünschte, meine Nachbarn nähmen das Windspiel ab!
He seems really depressed and lifeless today. I wonder what took the wind out of his sails.
When we take the wind-chill factor into account, the temperature must have been lower than thirty degrees below zero centigrade.
deWenn man den Windkühlefaktor noch mitberücksichtigt, muß die Temperatur unter −30 °C gelegen haben.
Forms
takes wind, taking wind, took wind, taken wind| Base form | take wind · to take wind |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes wind |
| Present participle | taking wind |
| Past simple | took wind |
| Past participle | taken wind |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle