English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “breath”

breath (breθ Pronunciation for breath

Translations

noun

  1. (literal)
    1. (= respiration) aliento masculine
     ⇒ you could smell the whisky on his breath estaba claro que el aliento le olía a whisky ⇒ without pausing for breath sin detenerse ni un momento para recobrar el aliento or la respiración

    to have bad breath tener mal aliento

    he stopped running to catch his breath dejó de correr para recobrar el aliento or la respiración ⇒ the pain made her catch her breath el dolor hizo que se le cortara la respiración

    to draw breath (literal) respirar (literary(= exist) ⇒ he was one of the meanest people who ever drew breath era una de las personas más mezquinas que jamás ha visto este mundo

    to draw one's first breath (literary) venir al mundo

    to draw one's last breath (literary) exhalar el último suspiro (literary)

    to get one's breath back recobrar el aliento or la respiración

    to hold one's breath (literal) contener la respiración (figurative) ⇒ the whole world is holding its breath el mundo entero está en vilo ⇒ "he said he would be here" — "well, I wouldn't hold your breath" —dijo que vendría —sí, pues yo le esperaría sentado (informal)

    to lose one's breath perder el aliento

    to be/get out of breath estar/quedar sin aliento

    in the same or next breath acto seguido

    she felt hot and short of breath tenía calor y se ahogaba ⇒ he was short of breath after the climb estaba sin aliento después de la escalada ⇒ she has asthma and sometimes gets short of breath tiene asma y a veces se ahoga or le falta el aliento

    she sucked in her breath tomó aliento, aspiró

    to take a breath respirar ⇒ he took a deep breath respiró hondo ⇒ to take one's breath away dejar a uno sin habla

    he muttered something under his breath dijo algo entre dientes or en voz baja

    to waste one's breath (informal) gastar saliva (en balde) (informal)

    see also bated, save1 (sense 4)
  2. (figurative)
    1. (= puff) soplo masculine
     ⇒ there wasn't a breath of wind no corría ni un soplo de viento ⇒ we must avoid the slightest breath of scandal debemos evitar el más mínimo soplo de escándalo

    a breath of fresh air ⇒ we went out for a breath of fresh air salimos a tomar el (aire) fresco ⇒ she's like a breath of fresh air es como un soplo de aire fresco

Compounds

see also

breath-test

Similar Words

= air, wind, oxygen, puff
= inhalation, breathing, pant, gasp, gulp, wheeze, exhalation, respiration
= gust, sigh, puff, flutter, flurry, whiff, draught, waft, zephyr, slight movement, faint breeze
= life, energy, existence, vitality, animation, life force, lifeblood, mauri

'breath' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: نَفَسPronunciation for نَفَس
  • Brazilian Portuguese: respiraçãoPronunciation for respiração
  • Chinese: 呼吸Pronunciation for 呼吸
  • Croatian: dahPronunciation for dah
  • Czech: dechPronunciation for dech
  • Danish: åndePronunciation for ånde
  • Dutch: ademPronunciation for adem
  • European Spanish: alientoPronunciation for aliento
  • Finnish: hengitysPronunciation for hengitys
  • French: haleinePronunciation for haleine
  • German: AtemPronunciation for Atem
  • Greek: ανάσαPronunciation for ανάσα
  • Italian: alitoPronunciation for alito
  • Japanese: Pronunciation for 息
  • Korean: Pronunciation for 숨
  • Norwegian: pustPronunciation for pust
  • Polish: oddechPronunciation for oddech
  • Portuguese: respiraçãoPronunciation for respiração
  • Romanian: respirație respirații
  • Russian: дыханиеPronunciation for дыхание
  • Spanish: alientoPronunciation for aliento
  • Swedish: andetagPronunciation for andetag
  • Thai: ลมหายใจPronunciation for ลมหายใจ
  • Turkish: nefesPronunciation for nefes
  • Ukrainian: дихання
  • Vietnamese: hơi thởPronunciation for hơi thở

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