breath
noun
us
/breθ/ uk
/breθ/out of breath He burst into the room, red-faced and out of breath (= unable to breathe comfortably because of tiredness or excitement).
Meaning of breath in English
(Definition of breath from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
breath | Intermediate English
Idiom
Examples of breath
breath
He holds notes long past the crowd's breath capacity, if only to show us he can.
From The Verge
I held my breath, put my self-rescue breathing device on.
From NPR
Its funding represents one penny for every $18 in the state budget, and it stays away from even a breath of controversy.
But try to take it in stride and take a couple deep breaths before you start freaking out.
From Huffington Post
The exhalation, the breath of humans, left a mold on the walls that can not be controlled easily.
From NPR
He then takes a breath and moves toward the door.
From NPR
The first thing, say people on both sides of the issue, is to take a deep breath.
From TIME
Ok, let's continue forward in our series about bad breath.
From Huffington Post
Today we'll talk about another kind of bad breath -- tonsil breath.
From Huffington Post
They will defend the show with their last breath, simply because they love it.
From Huffington Post
She really looked like an angel laying there, and she opened her eyes and took her last breath.
From New York Daily News
Ads began hawking new products to deal with the infirmities of age -- wrinkles, bad breath, sweaty feet.
From Huffington Post
This event is a breath of fresh air.
From The Atlantic
And all we suggest is take a breath, think it through.
From NPR
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तुमच्या फुफ्फुसात आणि बाहेर जाणारी हवा, श्वासोश्वास, तुमच्या फुफ्फुसात हवा श्वास घेण्याची एक क्रिया…
息, 呼吸, 呼吸の量…
nefes, soluk, solunum…
souffle [masculine], haleine [feminine], respiration [feminine]…
alè, respiració…
adem…
உங்கள் நுரையீரலுக்குள் மற்றும் வெளியே செல்லும் காற்று, உங்கள் நுரையீரலில் காற்றை சுவாசிக்கும் ஒரு செயல்…
साँस, श्वास, श्वसन की क्रिया…
શ્વાસ, શ્વસનક્રિયા…
ånde, indånding…
andedräkt, andetag…
nafas, bernafas…
der Atem, der Atemzug…
pust [masculine], ånde [masculine], åndedrag [neuter]…
سانس, سانس کھینچنا…
дихання, подих…
дыхание, запах изо рта, вдох…
ఊపిరి, ఊపిరి పీల్చుకోవడం…
النَّفَس, تَنَفُّس…
নিঃশ্বাস, শ্বাস…
dech, (ná)dech, dýchání…
napas, bernapas…
ลมหายใจ, การหายใจ…
hơi thở, sự thở…
oddech…
숨, (폐로 들이쉬는) 숨…
respiro, fiato, alito…
