breath
[breθ]noun
1. | [act of breathing]
respiración f
to take a deep breath respirar hondo to be a breath of fresh air (fig) [person, experience] ser un soplo de aire fresco to get one's breath back recuperar el aliento to go for a breath of (fresh) air salir a tomar un poco de aire to hold one's breath [stop breathing] aguantar la respiración [wait anxiously] contener el aliento to say something under one's breath decir algo en voz baja to take one's breath away dejar a uno sin habla or respiración to waste/save one's breath gastar/no gastar saliva |
2. | [air from mouth]
aliento m
out of breath sin aliento |