Meaning of second wind | Babel Free
Equivalents
Čeština
druhý dech
Deutsch
neuer Auftrieb
Suomi
voimanpuuska
Français
second souffle
Polski
drugi oddech
Русский
второе дыхание
Examples
“There is no need⟳ to describe⟳ how they toiled back up the gorge. It was pretty hard work⟳, but oddly enough everyone felt more cheerful. They were getting their second wind; and the word supper had had a wonderful effect.”
“Don't forget⟳ your second wind / sooner or later you'll feel⟳ that momentum kick⟳ in”
“As I get⟳ up to leave⟳, she [Tracey Emin] gets a second wind and starts to rant about the state of education, the NHS, the Post⟳ Office, the contaminated blood scandal …”
“X gained a second wind last⟳ year when Mr. Trump won the election. Some advertisers, courted by Ms. Yaccarino, returned to the platform partly because of Mr. Musk’s adjacency to the president.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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