soprar — meaning in English

English meaning

• blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
• wind noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.

Senses

soprar is used for these senses in English:

• blow (intransitive) To produce an air current.
• blow (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
• blow (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
• wind (music) A woodwind instrument. Occasionally also used to describe a brass instrument.
• wind (transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

blow — full definition

1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
4. noun A hard hit or strike.
5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

wind — full definition

1. noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.
2. verb To turn or twist something around a central point, or to follow a curving path (pronounced differently from the "air" sense).
3. verb To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
4. verb To knock the breath out of someone, usually with a blow to the stomach.

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