Слово англійською: blow

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Переклад blow українською: по́дув, по́вів, випал, перерва, розквіт, хвастощі

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blow

noun
/bləʊ/
  1. a hard hit with the hand, a weapon, etc.
    • She received a severe blow on the head.
    • He was knocked out by a single blow to the head.
    • The two men were exchanging blows.
    • He landed a blow on Hill's nose.
  2. blow (to somebody/something) a sudden event that hurts or damages somebody/something, causing the people affected to be sad or disappointed
    • Losing his job came as a terrible blow to him.
    • It was a shattering blow to her pride.
    • The new cuts will be seen as a crippling blow for people on low incomes.
    • The recent bomb attacks are a serious blow for the peace process.
    see also body blow
    • The blow came at a meeting on Saturday.
    • The news came as a bitter blow to the staff.
    • a mortal blow to British industry
    • Can you stay with Cathy tonight? She's had a bit of a blow.
  3. the action of blowing
    • Give your nose a good blow (= clear it completely).
    • Try to put the candles out in one blow.
    • I’ll give three blows on the whistle as a signal.
    4. Word Originnoun late Middle English: of unknown origin.
Idioms
a blow-by-blow account, description, etc. (of something)
  1. (informal) a description of an event that gives you all the details in the order in which they happen
    • He insisted on giving us a blow-by-blow account of what had happened.
    • She gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident.
come to blows (over something)
  1. to start fighting because of something
    • We almost came to blows over what colour the new carpet should be.
    • The children came to blows over the new toy.
deal somebody/something a blow | deal a blow to somebody/something (formal)
  1. to shock somebody/something very much; to be very harmful to somebody/something
    • Her sudden death dealt a blow to the whole country.
  2. to hit somebody/something
soften/cushion the blow
  1. to make something that is unpleasant seem less unpleasant and easier to accept
    • I should try to soften the blow of this news.
    • The chancellor may try to soften the blow somewhat with a cut in interest rates.
strike a blow for/against/at something
  1. to do something in support of/against a belief, principle, etc.
    • He felt that they had struck a blow for democracy.
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