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breath noun

  /bɹɛθ/
  • (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
 andedräkt, utandning
  • (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
 andetag, andning
  • (countable) A rest or pause.
 andhämtning

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.
 andas, andas in
  • (intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
  • (intransitive, figurative) To live.
 andas
  • (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
 andas in
  • (intransitive, now, rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
 hämta andan, pusta ut
  • (transitive) To whisper quietly.
  • To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.
 viska

breathing noun

  /ˈbɹiðɪŋ/ , /ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/
  • (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.
 andning
catch one's breath
flämta, hämta andan, pusta ut
shortness of breath
andnöd, andfåddhet, dyspné
out of breath
andfådd, med andan i halsen
hold one's breath
hålla andan
bad breath
dålig andedräkt
baby's breath
brudslöja
with bated breath
med andan i halsgropen, med återhållen andedräkt
breath test
nykterhetskontroll
breath of fresh air
frisk fläkt
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