breathe

Definitions

1. To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases
2. To be relaxed or relieved, especially after a period of tension.
3. To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way
4. To die.
5. To inhale (a gas) to sustain life
6. a short rest or break from work etc. I must have a breather before I do any more. rustydjie, blaaskans استراحه، متنفس кратка почивка pausa oddych die Atempause hvil; pause σύντομη ανάπαυλα, διάλειμμαrespiro, descanso hingetõmbeaeg استراحت؛ تنفس lepotauko répit הַפסָקָה קצָרָה अल्पविराम stanka, pauza pihenő istirahat stundarhlé, pása attimo di respiro, breve sosta 一休み 잠깐 쉼 atokvėpio valandėlė īsa atelpa rehat sekejap pauzepause, pusterom chwila wytchnienia استراحت ، تنفس pausa (moment de) resp...
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7. To live
8. vt. respirar; [to exhale] exhalar; [to inhale] aspirar;to ___ through the mouth → ___ por la boca;
9. To draw something into the lungs
10. To inhale and exhale air using the lungs: Use a snorkel to breathe while swimming.
11. To be alive; live: A nicer person has never breathed.
12. To pause to rest or regain breath: Give me a moment to breathe.
13. To move or blow gently: A soft wind breathes through the pines.
14. To allow air to pass through: a natural fabric that breathes.
15. To be exhaled or emanated, as a fragrance.

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