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BREATH

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breath substantiv

1. răsuflare, respiraţie; (fig.) viaţă;

to be out of breath a gâfâi;

to catch one's breath a-şi recăpăta respiraţia;

to hold one's breath a-şi ţine răsuflarea;

to draw breath a) a răsufla, a respira; b) a trăi, a exista;

to draw the first breath a veni pe lume, a se naşte;

give me time to draw breath lasă-mă să răsuflu;

to draw a deep breath a respira adânc;

to gasp for breath a gâfâi;

to hold one's breath a-şi ţine răsuflarea;

to keep one's breath to cool one's porridge a tăcea, a nu-şi da cu părerea, a nu interveni, a nu se băga în vorbă;

to lose one's breath a-şi pierde / a i se tăia răsuflarea;

to yield (up) one's breath / to draw one's last breath a-şi da duhul, a-şi da sufletul;

to be short of breath a respira greu, a fi astmatic;

all in a breath / all in the same breath (toţi) într-un suflet, odată, pe nerăsuflate;

(fig.) below / under one's breath în şoaptă, pe şoptite, încet, în barbă;

to take breath a răsufla, a respira, a se odihni;

with bated breath cu răsuflarea întretăiată;

to stop smb.'s breath a) a gâtui, a strangula pe cineva; b) (fig.) a închide gura cuiva;

he has a foul breath îi miroase urât gura;

his last / dying breath ultima lui suflare; (fig.)

to take smb.'s breath away a Iua răsuflarea cuiva, a Iăsa paf pe cineva;

(fig.) to waste one's breath a vorbi în vânt / de-a surda.

2. adiere, boare, suflu.

3. (atr. fon.) surd.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

She arrived at the house panting and short of breath from the haste she had made.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

Something will come up involving a friend or a romantic partner—and it just may take your breath away.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

It seemed the breath of his nostrils, this carrying his life in his hands and struggling for it against tremendous odds.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

Like a dog gone mad will he die, his breath crushed out of him beneath the rocks.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

“You are not angry?” he asked, gasping for breath.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I have seen a man gasp out his last breath for less.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Many conditions can make you feel short of breath.

(Breathing Problems, NIH)

Some diseases and medicines are associated with a specific breath odor.

(Bad Breath, NIH)

Patient Health Questionnaire - 15 (PHQ-15) Shortness of breath.

(PHQ-15 - Shortness of Breath, NCI Thesaurus)

It drew nearer and nearer, while we sat holding our breath.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

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