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audio breath (brth)

s.
  1. (air) respiración f., aliento
  2. (breathing) respiración
  3. (ability to breathe) resuello
    running fast made him lose his breath el correr ligero le hizo perder el resuello
  4. (inhalation) inhalación f.
  5. (exhalation) exhalación f.
  6. (of an animal) hálito
  7. (light breeze) soplo (de aire)
  8. (respite) respiro, pausa
  9. (hint) indicio
    a breath of suspicion hung around him un indicio de sospecha flotaba a su alrededor
  10. figurado poético (moment) momento, instante m.

expresiones idiomáticas:
breath of life
soplo de vida
in one breath
de un tirón, de una vez
in the same breath
al mismo tiempo, en el mismo tiempo
last breath
último suspiro
to be out of breath
estar o quedar sin aliento
to be short of breath
estar corto de resuello, faltarle el aire a uno
to catch one's breath
recobrar el aliento
to gasp for breath
jadear
to get one's breath back
recobrar el aliento
to hold one's breath
contener el aliento
to save one's breath
ahorrar palabras
to take one's breath away
  1. (to leave breathless) dejar sin resuello
  2. (to astonish) dejar pasmado
under one's breath
en voz baja
to waste one's breath
gastar saliva en balde
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