Толковый словарь английского языка - breeze
Breeze
breeze
I. noun Etymology: probably from Spanish brisa northeast wind Date: 1626 1. a light gentle wind, a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour, something easily done ; cinch , ~less adjective II. intransitive verb (~d; breezing) Date: 1907 to move swiftly and airily , to make progress quickly and easily , III. noun see: braise Date: 1726 residue from the making of coke or charcoal
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a gentle wind. 2 Meteorol. a wind of 4-31 m.p.h. and between force 2 and force 6 on the Beaufort scale. 3 a wind blowing from land at night or sea during the day. 4 esp. Brit. colloq. a quarrel or display of temper. 5 esp. US colloq. an easy task. --v.intr. (foll. by in, out, along, etc.) colloq. come or go in a casual or lighthearted manner. Etymology: prob. f. OSp. & Port. briza NE wind 2. n. small cinders. Phrases and idioms breeze-block any lightweight building block, esp. one made from breeze mixed with sand and cement. Etymology: F braise live coals 3. n. a gadfly or cleg. Etymology: OE briosa, of unkn. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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