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Etymology
ME. breth, OE. bræð.

Pronunciation
AHD|br�th
IPA|/breθ/
SAMPA|/breT/
audio|en-us-breath.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�θ|-�θ

Noun
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1. uncountable The act or process of breathe|breathing.

#: I could hear the breath of the runner behind me.
#: The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.

1. countable A single act of breathing in and out.

#: I took a deep breath and started the test.

1. uncountable Air expelled from the lungs.

#: I could feel the runner's breath on my shoulder.

1. countable A rest or pause.

#: Let's stop for a breath when we get to the top of the hill.

Related terms
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bad breath
breath of fresh air
breathe
breather
breathless
breathtaking
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breathy
draw breath
fresh breath
out of breath
under one's breath
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Translations
trans-top|act or process of breathing
Albanian: frymëmarrje
Chinese traditional/simplified: ��, �� (hū zī)
Czech: dech m
Greek: t|el|ανα�νοή|f|tranapnoí|scGrek
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Japanese: Jpan|�� (Jpan|����, kokyū)
Kurdish: KUchar|����اس��
Russian: д��ание (dy�ánije) n, вздо�
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trans-top|A single act of breathing in and out
Albanian: frymë
Greek: t|el|ανα�νοή|f|tranapnoí|scGrek
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Japanese: Jpan|�� (Jpan|����, kokyū), Jpan|� (Jpan|��, iki)
Kurdish: KUchar|����اس��
Russian: вздо� (vzdo�) m
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trans-top|Air expelled from the lungs
Albanian: frymë
Chinese traditional/simplified: ��, �� (hū zī)
Greek: t|el|ανά�α|f|tranása|scGrek
trans-mid
Japanese: Jpan|� (Jpan|��, iki)
Kurdish: KUchar|����اس��
Russian: д��ание (dy�ánije) n
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trans-top|A rest or pause
Albanian: frymë
Greek: t|el|ανά�α|f|tranása|scGrek
trans-mid
Russian: пе�ед��ка (p'er'edýška) f
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ttbc|Breton: anal f -où
ttbc|Bulgarian: д��, пол��, под��ване
ttbc|Catalan: alè m
ttbc|Croatian: dah m
ttbc|Dutch: adem m
ttbc|Esperanto: spiro, spirado
ttbc|French: Haleine
ttbc|German: Atem m
ttbc|Hebrew: נש��� (neshima) f (1,2); נש�פ� (neshifa) f (3)
ttbc|Hungarian: lélegzet
ttbc|Icelandic: andi m, andardráttur m
ttbc|Indonesian: nafas
ttbc|Interlingua: halito, respiration
ttbc|Italian: alito m, fiato m
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ttbc|Judeo-Spanish: aliento, respirasion
ttbc|Korean: � (sum), �� (��, hoheub, hoheup)
ttbc|Marathi: श�वास (šw�s)
ttbc|Old English: oroþ n (1,2,3)
ttbc|Portuguese: hálito, respiração
ttbc|Romanian: respiraţie, r�suflare, suflu
ttbc|Spanish: aliento, respiración
ttbc|Swedish: andning (1), andetag (2)
ttbc|Turkish: soluk , nefes "n"
ttbc|Telugu: శ�వాస, �పిరి
ttbc|Volapük: natem
ttbc|Yiddish: (otem)
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See also
inhalation
exhalation
respiration

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• 2007-12-30 16:06 - Chloejr - checked chinese translation

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