Слово англійською: breathe

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Переклад breathe українською: ди́хати, ні пи́скнути

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breathe

verb
/briːð/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they breathe
/briːð/
he / she / it breathes
/briːðz/
past simple breathed
/briːðd/
past participle breathed
/briːðd/
-ing form breathing
/ˈbriːðɪŋ/

    air/breath

  1. [intransitive, transitive] to take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth
    • He breathed deeply before speaking again.
    • The air was so cold we could hardly breathe.
    • She was beginning to breathe more easily.
    • He was breathing heavily after his exertions.
    • breathe something Most people don't realize that they are breathing polluted air.
  2. [transitive] breathe something (+ adv./prep.) to send a smell or sound, or air, smoke, etc. out of your mouth
    • It's not polite to breathe garlic all over everybody.
    • I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
    • (figurative) She rushed into my office breathing fire and threatening me with a lawyer.
    3.

    say quietly

  3. [transitive] (literary) to say something quietly
    • + speech ‘I'm over here,’ she breathed.
    • breathe something You know I'd never breathe a word (= tell a secret) to anyone.
    4.

    of wine

  4. [intransitive] if you allow wine to breathe, you open the bottle and let air get in before you drink it

    5. of cloth/skin

  5. [intransitive] if cloth, leather, skin, etc. can breathe, air can move around or through it
    • Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe.
    6.

    feeling/quality

  6. [transitive] breathe something (formal) to be full of a particular feeling or quality
    • Her performance breathed wit and charm.
    7. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘exhale, steam’): from breath.
Idioms
breathe (easily/freely) again
  1. to feel calm again after something unpleasant or frightening has ended
    • Once he was safely back in prison, she was able to breathe easily again.
breathe down somebody’s neck
  1. (informal) to watch closely what somebody is doing in a way that makes them feel anxious and/or annoyed
    • I can’t get any work done with you breathing down my neck.
breathe/rest/sleep easy
  1. to relax and stop worrying
    • You can rest easy—I'm not going to tell anyone.
    • I can sleep easy knowing that she's safely home.
breathe your last
  1. (literary) to die
breathe (new) life into something
  1. to improve something by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it
    • The results of their research have breathed new life into the debate.
    Extra Examples
    • He hopes the development will breathe new life into the community.
    • They need some new, younger staff to breathe some life into the company.
live and breathe something
  1. to be very enthusiastic about something
    • He just lives and breathes football.
Phrasal Verbs
  • breathe in
  • breathe out
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