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breeze ¹  (brz)

n.

1. A light current of air; a gentle wind.

2. Any of five winds with speeds of from 4 to 27 knots (5 to 31 miles per hour; 7 to 50 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.

3. Informal Something, such as a task, that is easy to do.

intr.v. breezed, breez·ing, breez·es

1. To blow lightly.

2. Informal To progress swiftly and effortlessly: We breezed through the test.

3. To sprint around a racetrack as a means of exercise. Used of a racehorse.

Idiom:

shoot the breeze Slang

To engage in idle conversation.

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[Perhaps from Old Spanish briza, northeast wind.]

Synonyms: breeze¹, cinch, pushover, snap
These nouns denote something easily accomplished: The exam was a breeze. Chopping onions is a cinch with a food processor. Winning the playoffs was no pushover. The new computer program was a snap to learn.

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breeze ²  (brz)

n.

The refuse left when coke or charcoal is made.

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[Probably from French braise, hot coals, from Old French brese, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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breeze¹

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a gentle or light wind

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol a wind of force two to six inclusive on the Beaufort scale

3. Informal an easy task or state of ease being happy here is a breeze

4. Informal chiefly Brit a disturbance, esp a lively quarrel

shoot the breeze Informal to chat

vb (intr)

1. to move quickly or casually he breezed into the room

2. (of wind) to blow the south wind breezed over the fields

[probably from Old Spanish briza northeast wind]

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breeze²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an archaic or dialect name for the gadfly

[Old English briosa, of unknown origin]

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breeze³

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) ashes of coal, coke, or charcoal used to make breeze blocks

[from French braise live coals; see braise]

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breeze

a light wind, 4 to 27 knots on the Beaufort scale.

See also: Wind

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breeze - a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" gentle wind, zephyr, air sea breeze - a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime) breath - a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room" light air - wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale light breeze - wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale gentle breeze - wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale moderate breeze - wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale fresh breeze - wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale strong breeze - wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
	2.	breeze - any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" child's play, cinch, duck soup, piece of cake, pushover, walkover, picnic, snap doddle - an easy task project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
Verb	1.	breeze - blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore" blow - be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"
	2.	breeze - to proceed quickly and easily go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through, nail - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

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breeze

noun

1. light wind, air, whiff, draught, gust, waft, zephyr, breath of wind, current of air, puff of air, capful of wind a cool summer breeze

2. (Informal) child's play, piece of cake, pushover, doddle, walkover, cinch, no-brainer (informal) Making the pastry is a breeze if you have a food processor.

verb

sweep, move briskly, pass, trip, sail, cruise, hurry, ghost, sally, stroll, glide, flit Lopez breezed into the room.

Translations

breeze [briːz]

A. N

1. (= wind) → brisa f

2. it's a breeze → es coser y cantar
to do sth in a breeze (US) → hacer algo con los ojos cerrados
see also shoot B4

B. VI to breeze in → entrar como si nada
to breeze through sth → hacer algo con los ojos cerrados

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breeze [ˈbriːz] n → brise f
it's a breeze (= simple) → c'est du gâteau

breeze in

vi → entrer d'un air dégagé
breeze-block [ˈbriːzblɒk] n (British) → parpaing m

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breeze

n → Brise f; it’s a breeze (esp US inf) → das ist kinderleicht

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breeze:

breeze block

n (Brit Build) → Ytong® m

breezeway

n (US) → überdachter Durchgang

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breeze [briːz]

1. n → brezza, venticello
land/sea breeze → brezza di terra/di mare

2. vi to breeze in/out (jauntily) → entrare/andarsene allegramente come se niente fosse; (briskly) → entrare/andarsene in fretta

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breeze

n breeze [briːz]

a gentle wind There's a lovely cool breeze today. briesie, luggie نَسيم лек ветрец vánek, větřík brise die Brise αύρα, αεράκι brisa tuulevinu نسیم tuulenvire brise רוּחַ נְעִימָה मन्द समीर povjetarac szellő angin lembut gola brezza 微風 산들바람 vėjelis viegls vējš; vēsma bayu bries bris wietrzyk brisa briză бриз vánok vetrič povetarac bris, fläkt, vind สายลมที่พัดเบา ๆ meltem, yel, esinti 微風 легкий вітерець, бриз بادِ نسیم gió nhẹ 微风

adj breezy

1 windy a breezy day. winderig كثيرُ الرِّياح прохладен větrný frisk; luftig windig με αέρα ventoso tuuline پر نسیم؛ بادی tuulinen frais, venteux עִם רוּחַ נְעִימָה हवादार vjetrovit szeles berangin vindasamur ventoso 微風の吹く 산들바람이 부는 vėjuotas vējains berangin winderig frisk, med bris wietrzny ventoso ră­co­ros прохладный vetristý svež, vetroven vetrovit blåsig, sval, frisk มีลมพัด rüzgârlı 有微風的 свіжий, прохолодний ہوا دار ، لہلہاتی có gió hiu hiu 有微风的

2 (of people etc) bright, lively She's always so bright and breezy; a breezy young man. lewendig, opgewek, opgeruimd مَرِح، خَفيف الظِّل безгрижен svěží, žoviální frisk; rask lebhaft αεράτος, κεφάτος, ζωηρός jovial, vital elav سرزنده؛ شاد iloinen jovial עַלִיז, נִינוֹח प्रसन्नचित्त živahan élénk periang hressilegur, glaðvær gioviale 快活な 쾌활한 gyvas, linksmas dzīvs; jautrs pintar dan cerdas opgewekt frisk, livlig pełen werwy jovial jovi­al; plin de vervă живой, весёлый bezstarostný živahen veseo gladlynt, munter, livad สดใส neşeli, şen 輕鬆活潑的 жвавий, веселий خوش طبع ، خوشگوار hoạt bát 活泼轻快的

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breeze → نسيم vánek brise Brise αύρα brisa tuulenhenkäys brise povjetarac brezza そよ風 산들바람 bries bris wiaterek brisa легкий ветерок bris สายลมที่พัดเบาๆ hafif rüzgar gió nhẹ 微风