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breath noun

  /brɛːθ/ , /brɛθ/ , /bɹɛθ/ , [bɹ̠ʷɛθ]
  • (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
 respiro, lena
  • (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
 fiato, alito
  • (countable) A rest or pause.
 fiato

breathe verb

  /bɹið/ , /bɹiːð/
  • (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
  • (intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
 respirare

breathing noun

  /ˈbɹiðɪŋ/ , /ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/
  • (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.
 respirazione
shortness of breath
dispnea, fame d'aria
baby's breath
nube
hold one's breath
restare col fiato sospeso, trattenere il fiato
out of breath
senza fiato, trafelato
catch one's breath
prendere fiato
bad breath
alito cattivo
breath test
controllo alcolemico, controllo dell'alcolemia
draw one's last breath
esalare l' ultimo respiro, tirare l'ultimo respiro
waste breath
sprecar fiato
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