breathe

breathe

breathe (third-person singular simple present breathes, present participle breathing, simple past and past participle breathed)

1. (intransitive) To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products.
2. (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.

   Garments made of ****** and similar new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.

3. (intransitive, now rare) To rest; to stop and catch ones breath.
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:

     Thus they fought stylle withoute ony reposynge two owres, and never brethid [...].

4. (intransitive) Figuratively, to be relaxed or calm.

   ...the wind breathes through the trees...

5. (intransitive) Figuratively, to live.

   I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.

6. (transitive) To repeatedly draw (something) into, and expel (that thing) from, the lungs.

   Try not to breathe too much smoke.

7. (transitive) To whisper quietly.

   He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.

	respirare
	to draw air in and out
	To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs, in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products.

alitare

ansimare

aspirare

esalare

fiatare

inalare

inspirare

prender fiato

respirà

rispirà

sussurrare

Altri significati:

(to) breathe

to draw (something) into lungs

(transitive) To repeatedly draw (something) into, and expel (that thing) from, the lungs.

to be relaxed

(transitive) To whisper quietly.

(intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.

breathe (heavily)

(intransitive) Figuratively, to be relaxed or calm.

(fig) to live

(intransitive) To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products.

to exchange gases

(intransitive) Figuratively, to live.

(intransitive, now rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.

to whisper

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