Usage examples of "blow" in English with translation to French

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Make a wish and blow out the candles. Fais un vœu et souffle les bougies.
He took the blow on the head. Il prit le coup sur la tête.
If you go underwater, hold your nose and blow to clear your ears. Si tu vas sous l'eau, retiens ta respiration et souffle pour déboucher tes oreilles.
Please don't blow your nose on the tablecloth. Je te prie de ne pas te moucher dans la nappe.
Blow out all the candles on the birthday cake at once. Souffle toutes les chandelles du gâteau de fête en même temps.
It was a great blow to us. Ce fut un coup dur pour nous.
He had his girlfriend blow on the dice for luck before he threw them. Il fit souffler sur les dés par sa petite amie, pour lui porter chance, avant qu'il les lance.
The boxer received a blow to the body. Le boxeur reçut un coup.
Tom received a heavy blow on the head. Tom a reçu un coup violent à la tête.
That blow on the head knocked him out cold. Ce coup sur la tête l'étendit inconscient.
He was dazed by a blow to the head. Il fut étourdi par un coup sur la tête.
He struck me a heavy blow in the face. Il m'asséna un sale coup au visage.
The tree was felled with one hard blow of his ax. L'arbre fut abattu d'un seul fort coup de sa hache.
The devaluation of the currency dealt a crippling blow to the nation's economy. La dévaluation de la monnaie a causé un coup dur à l'économie nationale.
Iaido, it is a form of swordsmanship that strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether one is sitting or walking. L’iaidō est une forme d'escrime qui frappe un attaquant d'un seul coup d'épée, rapidement dégainée de son fourreau, que l'on soit assis ou en déambulation.
I blew the candle out. Je soufflai la bougie.
The wind blows wherever it pleases. Le vent souffle où bon lui semble.
He blew his nose in a handkerchief. Il se moucha le nez dans un mouchoir.
He blew out the candle. Il souffla la bougie.
It's an ill wind that blows no good. C'est un mauvais vent qui ne souffle rien de bon.
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