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► 動詞
吹く  [(1)ふく]    meaning:  blow  rank: 1
☆ 審判が笛を吹いた ⇨ The referee blew his whistle
☆ 強い風が吹いている ⇨ Strong wind is blowing

吹く  [(1)ふく]    meaning:  play instrument  rank: 1
☆ 彼女は楽団でフルートを吹いている ⇨ She plays the flute in an orchestra  (☛ Play wind instruments)

吹く  [(1)ふく]  [coll]    meaning:  laugh  rank: 3
☆ 思わず吹いてしまった ⇨ I couldn’t help but laugh  (☛ Not burst into laughter, but spasmodically blow air out from mouth and nose)


More examples:
  • 審判の笛と紛らわしい笛を吹くことは禁止されている ⇨ It is prohibited to blow a whistle that can be confused with the referee’s whistle
  • 火を吹く怪獣 ⇨ A fire-breathing monster
  • 人間が突然変異して火を吹くことは有り得ない ⇨ Humans will never mutate and breathe fire