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wind noun

  /waɪnd/ , /wɪnd/
  • (countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
  • (philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans; air.
 vent
  • (uncountable, colloquial) Flatus.
 vent, pet
  • (music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
 bois, essouffler, instrument à vent
  • (countable, uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
 essouffler, souffle
  • A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points.
 s'essouffler
  • A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
  • (boxing, slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
 souffle
  • (music) A woodwind instrument. Occasionally also used to describe a brass instrument.
 souffler

wind verb

  /waɪnd/ , /wɪnd/
  • (transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
 vent, souffler
  • (transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
 vent, pet
  • (transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
 bois, instrument à vent, s'essouffler, souffle
  • (transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
 essouffler, souffle
  • (transitive, British) To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
 souffle

winding adjective

  /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
  • Sinuous, turning, or twisting in form.
 sinueux, tortueux

wind verb

  /waɪnd/
  • (transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
 enrouler, embobiner
  • (transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
 remonter
  • (transitive) To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
 envelopper
  • (transitive) To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist as by a winch.
 serpenter
  • (transitive) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter at will; to regulate; to govern.
 serpenter, soumettre
winding tower
chevalement, tour de bobinage
coil winding
bobinoir
filament winding
enroulement filamentaire
self-winding watch
montre automatique
winding cloth
linceul
winding sheet
linceul
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