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She got lung cancer from all those years she spent breathing second-hand smoke.Se enfermó de cáncer de pulmón a causa de todos esos años que pasó aspirando el humo de segunda mano.

breathe

1. (inhale)

a. respirar, inspirar

2. (exhale)

a. espirar, exhalar

he breathed alcohol over herle echó el aliento (con olor) a alcohol

3. (idioms)

to breathe a sigh of reliefdar un suspiro de alivio

4. (literary)

to breathe one's lastexhalar el último suspiro

don't breathe a word (of it)!¡no digas una palabra!

to breathe fireechar chispas

to breathe new life into somethingdar vida a algo

5. (general)

a. respirar

6. (fig)

to breathe easily againvolver a respirar tranquilo(a)

7. (fig)

to breathe down somebody's neckpisar los talones a alguien

breathe [briːð]

transitive verb

1 [+air] respirar

to breathe air into a balloon inflar un globo soplando; he breathed alcohol all over me el aliento le apestaba a alcohol

to breathe new life into sth infundir nueva vida a algo

to breathe one's last (die) exhalar el último suspiro (literary)

When I returned he had breathed his last Old Ellery Van Dine has peacefully breathed his last at the age of ninety-four

2 (utter) [+prayer] decir en voz baja

to breathe a sigh suspirar; dar un suspiro; I won't breathe a word no diré nada or palabra

intransitive verb

1 [+person, animal] respirar; (noisily) resollar

now we can breathe again ahora podemos respirar tranquilos

neck

2 [+wine] respirar

Red wines should be allowed to breathe if possible before drinking

3 [+fabric, garment] transpirar; dejar pasar el aire

...a range of new fabrics that breathe

Phrases with "breathe"

Here are the most popular phrases with "breathe." Click the phrases to see the full entry.

breathe in		aspirar, respirar
breathe out		espirar, exhalar
just breathe		sólo respira
I can't breathe		no puedo respirar
breathe deeply		respirar profundamente
laugh as much as you breathe		ríe tanto como respiras

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Verb Conjugations for respirar

Present Participle: respirando

Past Participle: respirado

Indicative

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	respiro	respiré	respiraba	respiraría	respiraré
tú	respiras	respiraste	respirabas	respirarías	respirarás
él/ella/Ud.	respira	respiró	respiraba	respiraría	respirará
nosotros	respiramos	respiramos	respirábamos	respiraríamos	respiraremos
vosotros	respiráis	respirasteis	respirabais	respiraríais	respiraréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	respiran	respiraron	respiraban	respirarían	respirarán

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