get wind of
US /ɡɛt wɪnd əv/
UK /ɡɛt wɪnd əv/
1.
avoir vent de, apprendre
to hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret
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The police got wind of the plan to rob the bank.
La police a eu vent de le plan de cambriolage de la banque.
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If our competitors get wind of this new product, they might try to copy it.
Si nos concurrents ont vent de ce nouveau produit, ils pourraient essayer de le copier.