breath

breath
breath [breθ]
1. noun
haleine f, souffle m
• to have bad breath avoir mauvaise haleine
• to get one's breath back reprendre son souffle
• out of breath essoufflé
• to take a deep breath respirer à fond
• take a deep breath! (figurative) accroche-toi bien ! (inf)
• to take sb's breath away couper le souffle à qn
• to gasp for breath haleter
• under one's breath [say, talk] à voix basse
• with one's dying breath en rendant son dernier soupir
► a breath of
• there wasn't a breath of air il n'y avait pas un souffle d'air
• to go out for a breath of fresh air sortir prendre l'air
• it was a breath of fresh air c'était une bouffée d'air frais
2. compounds
► breath test noun alcootest ® m
► breath-test transitive verb faire subir l'alcootest ® à
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[breθ]
noun
1) (air taken into lungs) souffle m

to stop ou pause for breath — s'arrêter pour reprendre son souffle

to get one's breath back — reprendre son souffle

out of breath — à bout de souffle

to be short of breath — avoir le souffle court

to hold one's breath — lit retenir sa respiration; fig retenir son souffle

2) (air in or leaving mouth) (with smell) haleine f; (visible) respiration f

somebody's hot breath — le souffle chaud de quelqu'un

to have bad breath — avoir (une) mauvaise haleine

I could smell alcohol on his breath — je sentais à son haleine qu'il avait bu

3) (single act) respiration f

to take a deep breath — respirer profondément or à fond

take a deep breath! — fig assieds-toi! (colloq)

in a single breath — sans respirer

in the same breath — dans la foulée

4) (of air, wind)

a breath of — un souffle de

to go out for a breath of (fresh) air — sortir prendre l'air

somebody/something is like a breath of fresh air — quelqu'un/quelque chose est une vraie bouffée de fraîcheur

5) (word)

a breath of — un soupçon de [scandal]

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to take somebody's breath away — couper le souffle à quelqu'un

save your breath — (colloq) ne gaspille pas ta salive (colloq)

to say something under one's breath — dire quelque chose à voix basse


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