vända undan vinden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.
Senses
vända undan vinden is used for these senses in English:
- wear (nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.
wear — full definition
- verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.
- verb To gradually damage or erode something through repeated use or friction.
- verb To last, or hold up, under continued use.
- noun Clothing, especially of a particular type.