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"Breathe" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "respirar", and "sun" is a noun which is often translated as "el sol". Learn more about the difference between "breathe" and "sun" below.
breathe(
brith
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. transpirar
Cotton is very comfortable in part because it breathes.El algodón es muy cómodo en parte porque transpira.
b. dejar pasar el aire
I don't like polyester because it doesn't breathe.No me gusta el poliéster porque no deja pasar el aire.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to inhale)
a. aspirar
She got lung cancer from all those years she spent breathing secondhand smoke.Se enfermó de cáncer de pulmón a causa de todos esos años que pasó aspirando el humo de segunda mano.
sun(
suhn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (astronomy)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tomar el sol
It is advisable to use sunscreen when you sun yourself.Es aconsejable utilizar protector solar cuando tomas el sol.
b. asolearse (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
She suns herself every day in the summer.Se asolea todos los días en verano.
c. tomar sol (Southern Cone)
I was sunning myself on the beach when it began to rain.Estaba tomando sol en la playa cuando empezó a llover.
