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Meanings of air in English

Portuguese
toada
Catalan
aire
Spanish
aire
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A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.

      toada
      Portuguese
      zefir
      Catalan
      oreig
      Spanish
      brisa

      A slight wind (usually refreshing)

            zefir
            Synonyms
            Examples for "breeze"
            Examples for "breeze"
            1
            In south-western Australia, for example, a simple sea breeze becomes a medico.
            The Irish Times
            2
            A light sea breeze enters the room through the open office window.
            The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
            3
            The red flag fluttered in the breeze above the tent of Varro.
            The Lion's Brood
            4
            Temporarily the prairie breeze was lost; swallowed up in the greater movement.
            Where the Trail Divides
            5
            The window was open and the curtain flapped idly in the breeze.
            Stories of Birds
            1
            He comes also in the summer zephyr, which brings life and beauty.
            The Great Doctrines of the Bible
            2
            They were silent, listening to the zephyr whistling around the Hat Ranch.
            The Long Chance
            3
            I even prefer a Boston east wind to the mildest western zephyr.
            The Old Stone House
            4
            Not a zephyr moved the air, not a rustling leaf was there.
            Town and Country; Or, Life at Home and Abroad, Without and Withi...
            5
            In a voice as gentle as a zephyr she replied: No, no!
            The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 3
            1
            A gentle wind began to blow over the tall grass in the field.
            Bunny Rabbit's Diary
            2
            They waved as peacefully as ever in the gentle wind from the west.
            Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
            3
            The rustle of the leaves under the gentle wind was soothing.
            The Tree of Appomattox
            4
            Then the storm had subsided and a gentle wind had arisen.
            After Long Years and Other Stories
            5
            Such a gentle wind would have to come from gases leaking from below.
            Wired
            Portuguese
            aviação
            Catalan
            aviació
            Spanish
            aviación

            Travel via aircraft.

                  aviação
                  Portuguese
                  atmosfera
                  Catalan
                  atmosfera
                  Spanish
                  atmósfera

                  A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing.

                        atmosfera
                        Usage of air in English
                        1
                        Three minutes without air, three days without water, three weeks without food.
                        A quiet vendetta
                        2
                        But, in contrast, Sydney's north will actually have good air quality today.
                        News.com.au
                        3
                        Asked if he wanted less use of air power, Karzai said, Absolutely.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Hope Lee was given the opportunity to allow his story to air.
                        News.com.au
                        5
                        Beginning at sea level, air weighs about 15 pounds per square inch.
                        Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
                        6
                        We went to air for the first time 40 years ago today.
                        Radio NZ
                        7
                        I say: It is to wage war, by land, sea, and air.
                        American-made: the enduring legacy of the wpa : when fdr put the...
                        8
                        She needed fresh air and a long cure, out west, in Europe.
                        A reliable wife
                        9
                        Benefits would include improved air quality and new employment in regional areas.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        Braid said businesses were beginning to re-think air freight versus sea freight.
                        Radio NZ
                        11
                        He said French air attacks were precisely targeted to avoid civilian deaths.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        A week ago, Washington called off air strikes just minutes before impact.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        Duterte said the use of air power had been restrained so far.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        Unmanned flights within Europe are severely limited by air traffic control regulations.
                        The Guardian
                        15
                        The future of South Africa's school year remains up in the air.
                        The South African
                        16
                        We shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air.
                        The Guardian
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