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сдува́ть — meaning in English

sduvat

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English meaning

  • blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  • deflate verb To let air or gas out of something.

Senses

сдува́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • deflate (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink

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.

deflate — full definition

  1. verb To let air or gas out of something.
  2. verb To make someone feel suddenly less confident or excited.
  3. verb To reduce the amount of money in circulation, lowering prices.

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