■ blow out

■ blow out
■ blow out
A v. i. + avv.
1 (di candela, fiamma, ecc.) spegnersi
2 (anche to blow itself out) (di temporale, ecc.) esaurirsi; passare; cessare
3 (di pneumatico) scoppiare
4 (elettr., di apparecchio) saltare; fulminarsi
5 (di gas, ecc.) fuoriuscire; erompere
B v. t. + avv.
1 spegnere (soffiando): to blow out a candle, spegnere una candela
2 (elettr.) far saltare (un fusibile, ecc.)
3 far uscire (gas, petrolio, ecc.)
4 gonfiare (d'aria, ecc.): to blow out one's cheeks, gonfiare le guance; to feel blown out, sentirsi gonfio (dopo un pasto)
5 far scoppiare (un pneumatico e sim.)
6 (di apparecchio) guastarsi
7 (slang USA) sconfiggere; stracciare; sbaragliare
8 (slang USA) annullare (un impegno, ecc.); cancellare □ to blow sb.'s brains out, sparare in testa a q.; far saltare le cervella a q. □ to blow one's brains out, spararsi alla tempia; farsi saltare le cervella.

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