breath

∗ ≈

la respiración

∗ noun

breath
[breθ]
sustantivo
1respiración (f)
  • take a deep breath -> inspirar profundamente
  • to pause for breath -> pararse para tomar aliento
  • bad breath -> mal aliento (m)
  • in the same breath -> a la vez, al mismo tiempo
  • they are not to be mentioned in the same breath -> no tienen punto de comparación
  • in the next breath -> al momento siguiente
  • to hold one's breath (also sentido figurado) -> contener la respiración
  • don't hold your breath! (familiar) -> ¡ya puedes esperar sentado(a)!
  • to waste one's breath -> malgastar saliva
  • out of breath -> sin aliento, sin respiración
  • to get one's breath back -> recuperar la respiración
  • under one's breath -> en voz baja, en un susurro
  • to take somebody's breath away (sentido figurado) -> quitar la respiración a alguien
  • a breath of wind -> una brisa
  • to go out for a breath of fresh air -> salir a tomar el aire
  • she's a real breath of fresh air (sentido figurado) -> es una verdadera bocanada de aire fresco
  • breath test -> prueba (f) de alcoholemia

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breath [brez]
sustantivo
1Aliento (air exhaled or inhaled), respiración, resuello, huelgo.
2Soplo de aire.
3Vida.
4Pausa; sobreseimiento.
5Instante; un momento.
  • To have bad breath -> tener mal aliento
  • Take a deep breath -> respire hondo
  • To be short of breath -> ser corto de resuello, respirar con dificultad Under one’s breath, en voz baja
  • In a breath -> de un tirón, de una vez
  • At every breath -> a cada instante
  • To gasp for breath -> jadear
  • To be out of breath -> estar sin aliento, sofocado
  • To run oneself out of breath -> correr hasta perder el aliento
  • Foul breath -> mal aliento
  • To waste one’s breath -> gastar saliva
  • With bated breath -> con el corazón en un puño

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breath [breθ]
noun
1 (respiration) aliento; (m)
you could smell the whisky on his breath estaba claro que el aliento le olía a whisky; without pausing for breath sin detenerse ni un momento para recobrar el aliento la respiración;or
phew! your breath stinks his soft breath touched her cheek don't breathe your garlic breath all over me! he had little breath left for running
to have bad breathbad tener mal aliento
the breath of [life] the bulbs were in the soil, waiting only for the breath of life to stir them into activity the theatre was the breath of life to Sybil to [catch] one's breath
he stopped running to catch his breathcatch dejó de correr para recobrar el aliento la respiración;or
the pain made her catch her breath el dolor hizo que se le cortara la respiración
he caught his breath when she nearly dropped the bottle
to draw breathdraw respirar
it happened so fast I didn't have time to draw breath she can swim underwater for four minutes without drawing breath
(literary) (exist)
he was one of the meanest people who ever drew breath era una de las personas más mezquinas que jamás ha visto este mundo
to draw one's first breathdrawfirst (literary) venir al mundo
to draw one's last breathdrawlast (literary) exhalar el último suspiro; (literary)
our lives are threatened from the moment we draw our first breath he drew his last breath at 10 pm
to get one's breath backget recobrar el aliento la respiración;or
I leaned against the wall while I got my breath back
to hold one's breathhold contener la respiración
I held my breath and ducked under the water
the whole world is holding its breath el mundo entero está en vilo; "he said he would be here" — "well, I wouldn't hold your breath" —dijo que vendría —sí, pues yo le esperaría sentado; (informal)
if you're waiting for him to do something, don't hold your breath!
to lose one's breathlose perder el aliento
It was very painful and I started to lose my breath as my lungs filled with blood and I started to gurgle in my throat There was a grassy slope which I ran down, zig-zagging in the hope that if there was another shot it would miss me. I lost my breath and sank down on one knee
to be/get out of breathout of estar/quedar sin aliento
we were still out of breath from the climb you shouldn't get so out of breath running for a bus don't talk or you'll get out of breath
in the same next breathsameornext acto seguido
he says he is never going to see her again, and in the same breath he asks when he can phone her to [save] one's breath save your breath - nobody's listening to you anyway! to be [short] of breath
she felt hot and short of breathshort tenía calor y se ahogaba
he was short of breath after the climb estaba sin aliento después de la escalada; she has asthma and sometimes gets short of breath tiene asma y a veces se ahoga le falta el aliento;or
walking in the mountains can leave even fit British hikers a little short of breath
she sucked in her breathsucked in tomó aliento; aspiró
to take a breathtake respirar
he took a deep breath respiró hondo
he spoke for ages without taking a breath
to take one's breath away dejar a uno sin habla
it took my breath away
he muttered something under his breathunder dijo algo entre dientes en voz baja;or
he hit his thumb with a hammer and swore under his breath
to waste one's breathwaste (informal) gastar saliva (en balde); (informal)
there's no point in trying to persuade him - you'll just be wasting your breath the tone of her voice told him he was wasting his breath she doesn't waste her breath on small talk
bated save
2 (puff) soplo; (m)
there wasn't a breath of wind no corría ni un soplo de viento
the first breath of spring there was hardly a breath of dissension at the meeting
we must avoid the slightest breath of scandal debemos evitar el más mínimo soplo de escándalo
it was all done in a breath
a breath of fresh airfresh air
we went out for a breath of fresh air salimos a tomar el (aire) fresco; she's like a breath of fresh air es como un soplo de aire fresco
it was a breath of fresh air to read her article her brisk treatment of a taboo subject was a breath of fresh air
modifier
breath test (n) (Aut) prueba de alcoholemia; (f)
breath-test

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