wehen

vt/i blow; Fahne: wave, flutter; Duft, Töne etc.: drift, waft; im Wind(e) wehen wave in the wind; der Wind weht eisig / scharf there’s an icy / a sharp wind (blowing); heute weht es tüchtig it’s blowing pretty hard today; wehende Gewänder flowing robes; Wind

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die Wehen

(Medizin) labour pains (Pl.); labor pains (Pl.); labour (Pl.); labor (Pl.); travail (Pl.)

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we|hen ['veːən]

1. vi

1) (Wind) to blow; (Fahne) to wave, to flutter; (Haare) to blow about

der Geist der Aufklärung wehte durch Deutschland (geh) — the spirit of enlightenment was abroad or reigned in Germany

es weht ein warmer Wind — there's a warm wind (blowing), a warm wind is blowing

kein Lüftchen wehte — there wasn't even a breeze

See:

→ Fahne

2) aux sein (Geruch, Klang) to drift; (Duft) to waft

2. vt

to blow (von off); (sanft) to waft

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1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) blow

2) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) flutter

3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) labour

4) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) wave

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we·hen

[ˈve:ən]

I. vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben (blasen) to blow

▪ es weht etw sth is blowing

2. Hilfsverb: haben (flattern) Haare to blow about; Fahne to flutter

3. Hilfsverb: sein (irgendwohin getragen werden)

▪ irgendwohin \wehen Duft to waft somewhere; Klang to drift somewhere

etw weht auf die Erde sth is blown onto the floor

II. vt Hilfsverb: haben (blasen)

▪ etw von etw dat \wehen to blow sth off sth

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1.

intransitives Verb

1) blow

2) (flattern) flutter

ihre Haare wehten im Wind — her hair was blowing about in the wind

3) mit sein <leaves, snowflakes, scent> waft

2.

transitives Verb blow

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wehen v/t & v/i blow; Fahne: wave, flutter; Duft, Töne etc: drift, waft;

im Wind(e) wehen wave in the wind;

der Wind weht eisig/scharf there’s an icy/a sharp wind (blowing);

heute weht es tüchtig it’s blowing pretty hard today;

wehende Gewänder flowing robes; → Wind

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1.

intransitives Verb

1) blow

2) (flattern) flutter

ihre Haare wehten im Wind — her hair was blowing about in the wind

3) mit sein <leaves, snowflakes, scent> waft

2.

transitives Verb blow

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v.

to blow v.

(§ p.,p.p.: blew, blown)

to breeze v.

to waft v.

to wave v.