Complete Definition of "breeze"

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English

Etymology
From Portuguese word brisa

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�z|-i�z

Noun
en-noun

  1. A gentle to moderate wind.

#:The breeze rustled the papers on her desk.

  1. Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.

#:After studying Latin, Spanish was a breeze.

  1. Cricket The wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
  2. Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. w:Clinker|See Wikipedia article on Clinker.

Derived terms
breeze block

Translations
trans-top|a gentle to moderate wind
Catalan: brisa f
Finnish: tuulenviri, tuulonen
French: brise
German: Brise f
Ido: brizo
Italian: brezza f
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|با|trbA|scKUchar, t|ku|ش���اڵ|trshamAL|scKUchar
Lithuanian: v�jelis m
Portuguese: brisa f
Spanish: brisa f
Slovak: vánok, vetrík, bríza
Turkish: meltem, yel
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trans-top|activity that is easy
Arabic: س��, بس�ط
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|ئاسا�|trAsAn|scKUchar
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trans-top|the wind blowing across a cricket match
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ttbc|Hungarian: szell�

See also
w:Beaufort_scale|Wikipedia article on the Beaufort scale

Verb
en-verb|breez|ing

  1. (usually with "along"): To move casually, in a carefree manner, but not slowly.

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