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breathe

/briːð/

Translations

breatheverb

breathed

Past Simple

breathed

Past Participle

breathing

Gerund

/briːð/

respirerSe dit d’un tissu, d’un matériau ou d’un espace qui laisse circuler l’air.

The fabric is designed to breathe, keeping you cool in hot weather.

Le tissu est conçu pour respirer, ce qui vous garde au frais par temps chaud.

She tried to breathe deeply to calm her nerves.

Elle a essayé de respirer profondément pour se calmer.

Additional translations

reprendreDans l’expression « reprendre son souffle ».

cracherFamilier ou imagé, notamment avec du feu, de la fumée ou de la vapeur.

vivreSoutenu ou littéraire.

Synonyms

take a breath

draw breath

breatheverb

To take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process.

She tried to breathe deeply to calm her nerves.

To be alive; to exist.

As long as I breathe, I will fight for justice.

To whisper or speak softly.

He leaned in to breathe a secret into her ear.

To allow air to circulate freely.

The fabric is designed to breathe, keeping you cool in hot weather.

To pause or rest in order to regain strength or composure.

After running up the stairs, he stopped to breathe before continuing.

To emit or exhale (something) as breath, vapor, or smoke.

The dragon breathed fire across the battlefield.