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Meanings of wind in English

Portuguese
indicação
Catalan
consell
Spanish
idea

An indication of potential opportunity.

indicação
Catalan
frivolitats

Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.

frivolitats
Portuguese
peido
Catalan
aire
Spanish
aire

A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus.

peido
Portuguese
vento
Catalan
vent
Spanish
viento

Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

vento
Usage of wind in English
1
Before he had gone far, however, the south wind brought steady rain.
Earth Abides
2
Family solidarity was gone with the wind; Marguerite had seen to that.
11/22/63
3
Good tidings; no weather catastrophes; no wind-trashed hospitality areas or sunken greens.
The Irish Times
4
The change in the wind was altogether in favor of the brigantine.
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
5
They presented statistics for wind speeds, sea level pressures, and energy spectra.
The wave: in pursuit of the rogues, freaks and giants of the oce...
6
However, all the U.S. wind farms built so far are on land.
Reuters
7
Proposals for nuclear reactors and wind farms have led to strong opposition.
BBC
8
Yet commodity prices have found their second wind over precisely this period.
Reuters
9
The wind blows soft; the sky is blue; the sun shines bright
The New McGuffey First Reader
10
The way forward is benign energy forms: wind, waves, solar and biomass.
The Guardian
11
Sempra said in January it would wind down its South American businesses.
Reuters
12
It is the biggest wind power project built in Great Plains state.
Reuters
13
Finance available for investment in new wind generation capacity was also restricted.
Reuters
14
The company is active in wind power, wave power and fuel-related technologies.
The Irish Times
15
Nauen declined comment on any consolidation issues in the wind power industry.
Reuters
16
The wind shifted in their favour; and hope rose in every heart.
Olla Podrida