breath

breath
breƟ
noun
1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) pust, ånde
2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) pusting, åndedrag
- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath
pust
subst. \/breθ\/
1) pust, ånde, åndedrag, åndedrett
your breath smells of garlic
det lukter hvitløk av pusten din
2) vindpust, pust
3) pusterom
you have to give me some breath
du må gi meg litt pusterom
4) sukk, hvisking
5) (overført) antydning, anelse, spor
there was not a breath of suspicion
det var overhodet ingen mistanke
6) (språkvitenskap) ubetont lyd
all at a breath eller at a breath eller in one breath eller at one breath i ett (og samme) åndedrag
a breath of fresh air litt frisk luft (overført) et friskt vindpust
catch one's breath snappe etter pusten, gispe, holde pusten
draw breath trekke pusten, puste inn
first draw breath (poetisk) se dagens lys, fødes
hold one's breath holde pusten
keep one's breath to cool one's porridge eller save one's breath to cool one's porridge holde inne med det man har å si
long breath dypt åndedrag
out of breath andpusten, heseblesende, stakkåndet
run oneself out of breath løpe pusten av seg
save one's breath ikke si noe, holde munn
be short of breath være andpusten\/stakkåndet
take breath eller recover one's breath (again) eller get one's breath (again) trekke pusten, puste ut
she took a deep breath
hun trakk pusten dypt
take someone's breath away få noen til å miste pusten, ta pusten fra noen
she played so beautifully that it took my breath away
hun spilte så vakkert at det tok pusten fra meg
under\/below one's breath hviskende, lavmælt, med dempet røst
she cursed below her breath
hun bannet lavmælt
waste one's breath snakke forgjeves, tale for døve ører
waste one's breath on kaste bort ord på

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