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breath noun

  /bɹɛθ/
  • (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
 hálito, bafo
  • (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
 respiração, fôlego, alento, respiro
  • (countable) A rest or pause.
 folga, respiro
  • A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
 pingo

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.
 respirar, espirar
  • (intransitive, figurative) To live.
  • (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
 respirar
  • (transitive) To whisper quietly.
  • To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.
 cochichar, murmurar, sussurrar
  • (intransitive, now, rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
 resfolegar, respirar

breathing noun

  /ˈbɹiðɪŋ/ , /ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/
  • (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.
 respiração
shortness of breath
dispneia, abafação
out of breath
esbaforido, ofegante
bad breath
bafo, halitose, mau hálito
hold one's breath
esperar sentado, prender a respiração, suster a respiração
with bated breath
com a respiração em suspenso, com a respiração suspensa, prendendo o fôlego
breath test
teste de alcoolemia, controlo de alcoolemia, teste do bafômetro
waste breath
gastar saliva
breath of fresh air
lufada de ar fresco
don't hold your breath
espera sentado, podes esperar sentado, podes tirar o cavalinho da chuva
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