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wind

el viento

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wind(

wihnd

)

1. (weather)

a. el viento

The gusts of wind are very strong at the top of the mountain.Las ráfagas de viento son muy fuertes en la cima de la montaña.

2. (energy)

a. el aliento

I need a moment to get my wind back. I'm not as young as I used to be!Necesito un momento para recobrar el aliento. ¡Ya no soy tan joven como antes!

3. (to roll)

a. enrollar

We should wind all of these cables so that they're easier to store.Deberíamos enrollar todos estos cables para que sean más fáciles de guardar.

4. (to cause to lose breath)

a. dejar sin resuello

The workout winded him to the point that he could barely stand.El ejercicio lo dejó sin resuello hasta que apenas podía pararse.

b. dejar sin aliento

The powerful punch from the other boxer winded him.El golpe poderoso del otro boxeador lo dejó sin aliento.

5. (clock)

a. dar cuerda

The watchmaker replaced the battery in his watch and then wound it.El relojero reemplazó la pila de su reloj y entonces le dio cuerda.

6. (to zigzag)

a. serpentear

The road to the cabin winds back and forth up the mountain.El camino a la cabaña serpentea de un lado al otro por la montaña.

b. zigzaguear

The river winds through lush forests before draining into the lake.El río zigzaguea por bosques lozanos antes de terminar en el lago.

wind

1. (thread, string)

a. enrollar

2. (handle)

a. dar vueltas a

3. (clock, watch)

a. dar cuerda a

to wind a tape on/backpasar rápidamente/rebobinar una cinta

4. (path, river)

a. serpentear, zigzaguear

the road winds up/down the hillla carretera sube/baja la colina haciendo eses

wind [wɪnd]

noun

1 viento (m)

which way is the wind blowing? ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

against the wind contra el viento

to run before the wind (Náut) navegar viento en popa

high wind viento fuerte

into the wind contra el viento

to see which way the wind blows esperar para ver por dónde van los tiros

winds of change aires (m) de cambio; aires (m) nuevos

to get wind of sth enterarse de algo

to get the wind up preocuparse

to have the wind up estar preocupado

there's something in the wind algo se está cociendo

to put the wind up sb (Britain) dar un susto a algn

it really put the wind up me me dio un susto de los buenos

to sail close to the wind

to take the wind out of sb's sails cortar las alas a algn

it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good no hay mal que por bien no venga

sail

2 (Fisiol) gases (m); [of baby] flato (m)

to break wind ventosear

to bring up wind [+baby] eructar

3 (breath) aliento (m)

to get one's [second] wind volver a respirar normalmente cobrar el aliento

to be short of wind estar sin aliento

second

4 (talk)

that's all a lot of wind todo eso son chorradas (informal)

5 (Mús)

the wind(s) los instrumentos (m) de viento

transitive verb

to wind sb (with punch etc) dejar a algn sin aliento; to wind a baby hacer eructar a un niño; to be winded by a ball quedar sin aliento por el golpe de un balón; to be winded after a race quedar sin aliento después de una carrera

modifier

wind chimes (n) móvil (m) de campanillas

wind cone (n)

windsock

wind energy (n)

wind power See culture box in entry wind.

wind farm (n) parque (m) eólico

wind instrument (n) instrumento (m) de viento

wind machine (n) máquina (f) de viento

wind power (n) energía (f) eólica or del viento

wind tunnel (n) túnel (m) aerodinámico or de pruebas aerodinámicas

wind turbine (n) aerogenerador (m)

wind [waɪnd] wound (past) [waʊnd]

transitive verb

1 (roll, coil) [+rope, wire] enrollar

the rope wound itself round a branch la cuerda se enrolló en or alrededor de una rama; with a rope wound tightly round his waist con una cuerda que le ceñía estrechamente la cintura; to wind wool into a ball ovillar lana; hacer un ovillo de lana; wind this round your head envuélvete la cabeza con esto; líate esto a la cabeza; to wind one's arms round sb rodear a algn con los brazos; abrazar a algn estrechamente

2 (also wind up) [+clock, watch, toy] dar cuerda a; [+key, handle] dar vueltas a

3 (twist)

the road winds its way through the valley la carretera serpentea por el valle

intransitive verb

(snake) serpentear

the road winds up the valley el camino serpentea por el valle

the procession wound round the town

the car wound slowly up the hill el coche subió lentamente la sinuosa colina

noun

1 (bend) curva (f); recodo (m)

to give one's watch a wind dar cuerda al reloj; give the handle another wind dale otra vuelta a la manivela

wind back

transitive verb

[+tape, film] rebobinar

The tape is wound back or forwards at about ten times the normal play speed Are you sure you've wound it back?

wind down

transitive verb

[+car window] bajar; (scale down) [+production, business] disminuir poco a poco; reducir poco a poco;

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1 [+clock] pararse

2 (relax) relajarse

3 (come to an end) [+activity, event] tocar a su fin

wind forward

transitive verb

[+tape, film] correr

wind in

transitive verb

to wind in a fishing line ir cobrando sedal

wind on

transitive verb

[+film] enrollar

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

[+film] enrollarse

wind up

transitive verb

1 [+car window] subir; [+clock, toy] dar cuerda a

2 (close) [+meeting, debate] cerrar; dar por terminado; [+company] liquidar

he wound up his speech by saying that ... terminó su discurso diciendo que ...

to be wound up (tense) estar tenso; she's dreadfully wound up está muy tensa; it gets me all wound up (inside) me pone nerviosísimo

4 (Britain)

to wind sb up (provoke) provocar a algn; (tease) tomar el pelo a algn

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1 (finish) [+meeting, debate, speaker] concluir; terminar

how does the play wind up? ¿cómo concluye or termina la obra?

2 (end up) acabar

we wound up in Rome acabamos en Roma; fuimos a parar a Roma

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