| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| blow n | informal (storm) | storm nw de |
| | We are expecting a big blow tonight, and have closed the shutters of the beach house. |
| blow n | (shock) | klap nw de |
| | The news that her husband had died was a serious blow. |
| blow n | (blast of wind) | windstoot, windvlaag nw de |
| | A blow of air pushed over the pile of papers. |
| blow vi | (play wind instrument) (muziek) | blazen onoverg.ww |
| | The trumpeter blows hard and loud. |
| blow vi | (fuse, bulb: burn out) (elektrische zekering) | springen onoverg.ww |
| | | doen doorbranden |
| | The electrical surge caused the fuse to blow. |
| blow vi | slang (depart) | weggaan onoverg.ww |
| | (NL) | hem smeren onoverg.ww |
| | (Belg. substandaard) | weg zijn, het afbollen, het aftrappen, zijn schup afkuisen, onoverg.ww |
| | We are done here. Let's blow. |
| blow [sth]⇒ vtr | (wind) (wind) | iets blazen overg.ww |
| Opmerking: Followed by an adverb or preposition. |
| | The wind blew the papers off the table. |
| blow⇒ vtr | (horn, instrument) (muziek) | blazen overg.ww |
| | (muziek) | spelen overg.ww |
| | The flautist blew a sweet melody. |
| blow vtr | (make explode) | opblazen overg.ww |
| | The army detonation team blew the bridge. |
| blow vtr | slang (squander money) | verkwisten overg.ww |
| | (geld) | verspillen overg.ww |
| | The musician had blown his entire fortune, and was poor again. |
| blow vtr | slang (bungle) (spreektaal) | verknoeien, verknallen overg.ww |
| | I bet he will blow this opportunity just as he did the last one. |
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| blow [sth] away vtr phrasal | (wind: carry off) | wegblazen overg.ww |
| | The wind blew the dollar bill away. |
| blow away vi phrasal | (be carried off by wind) | weggeblazen worden volt. deelw + ww |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (impress greatly) | grote indruk maken op frase |
| | (informeel) | iem. overdonderen overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | omverblazen overg.ww |
| | The candidate blew her interviewer away. |
| blow [sb] away vtr phrasal | slang, figurative (kill by shooting) | neerschieten overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | neerknallen overg.ww |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (thoroughly defeat) | verpletteren overg.ww |
| | The first time he ran, he blew away the competition and came home with a gold medal. |
blow [sth] off,
blow off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US, slang (fail to meet: obligation) | afzeggen overg. ww |
| | | overslaan overg. ww |
| | (school) | spijbelen onoverg. ww |
| | Since I was feeling better, I blew off my appointment with the doctor. |
blow [sth] out,
blow out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (extinguish) | uitblazen overg. ww |
| | She blew out the candles on her birthday cake. |
| blow over vi phrasal | literal (clouds: pass, disappear) (letterlijk) | overwaaien onoverg.ww |
| blow over vi phrasal | figurative (argument, etc.: be forgotten) (figuurlijk) | overwaaien onoverg.ww |
| | Let's hope that the dispute will soon blow over. |
| blow up vi phrasal | (explode) | ontploffen, exploderen onoverg.ww |
| | I watched the Hindenburg blow up. |
blow up [sth],
blow [sth] up vtr phrasal | (detonate, cause to explode) | opblazen overg.ww |
| | They blew up the enemy's ammunition dump. |
blow up [sth],
blow [sth] up vtr phrasal | (make an enlarged copy of) | vergroten, uitvergroten overg.ww |
| | Small photos may have to be blown up if they are not identifiable. |
| blow up vi phrasal | (become very angry) (figuurlijk) | ontploffen onoverg.ww |
| | (fig., in woede) | uitbarsten onoverg.ww |
| | She blew up when I told her about the car. |