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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