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1 ♦ breath
♦ breath /brɛɵ/n.1 [u] respiro; fiato; alito: bad breath, alito cattivo (o pesante); foul breath, alito fetido; to hold one's breath, trattenere il fiato (o il respiro); (fig.) trattenere il fiato, essere col fiato sospeso; to pause for breath, fare una pausa per riprender fiato; to recover one's breath, riprendere fiato; to take breath, riprendere fiato; to gasp for breath, ansimare; to be short of breath, avere il respiro corto; out of breath, senza fiato2 inspirazione; respiro; soffio: a deep breath, un respiro profondo; (one's) last breath, l'ultimo respiro; to take a breath, fare un respiro; inspirare4 accenno; cenno; traccia; ombra; sospetto: a breath of spring, un accenno di primavera; a breath of scandal, un sospetto di scandalo5 (fon.) espirazione● a breath of (fresh) air, una boccata d'aria fresca; (fig.) una ventata d'aria fresca □ the breath of life, necessità vitale; ragione di vita □ ( sport) breath-held diving, immersione in apnea □ (autom.) breath test, alcoltest; prova del fiato, prova del palloncino □ to catch breath, trattenere di colpo il respiro; ( anche) riprendere fiato □ (fam. USA) to change breath, bere un bicchierino; rifarsi la bocca □ to draw breath, inspirare; respirare; ( per estens.) essere in vita □ with one's dying (o last) breath, in punto di morte □ to get one's breath (back), riprendere fiato □ (fam.) Don't hold your breath, ce n'è da aspettare!; aspetta e spera! □ in a breath, in un soffio □ in the next breath, (rif. a qualcosa che si dice) l'istante successivo □ in the same breath, (rif. a qualcosa che si dice) contemporaneamente, simultaneamente □ Not a breath was heard, non s'udiva un sussurro □ to save one's breath, risparmiare il fiato; tacere □ under (o below) one's breath, sottovoce □ to take sb. 's breath away, far restare q. senza fiato; mozzare il fiato a q. □ to waste one's breath, sprecare il fiato □ with one's last breath, fino all'ultimo respiro. -
2 wind
I [wɪnd]1) vento m.high, fair wind — vento forte, favorevole
to sail into the wind — mar. navigare controvento
to sail o run before the wind — mar. avere il vento in poppa (anche fig.)
2) (breath) fiato m., respiro m.to knock the wind out of sb. — mozzare il fiato a qcn.
to get one's second wind — fig. riprendere fiato
3) fig. aria f., sentore m.4) (flatulence) vento m., peto m.5) mus.••to get wind of — avere sentore di, fiutare
to get the wind up — colloq. prendersi una strizza ( about per)
to put the wind up sb. — colloq. fare prendere una strizza a qcn.
II [wɪnd]to see which way the wind blows — fiutare il vento, sentire che aria tira
1) (make breathless) [ punch] togliere, mozzare il fiato; [ climb] lasciare senza fiato2) venat. fiutareIII [waɪnd]1) (of road) curva f.2) (movement) (of handle) giro m.IV 1. [waɪnd]he wound his arms around her — la cinse con o la strinse fra le braccia
2) (set in motion) (anche wind up) caricare [clock, toy]2.to wind one's o its way — [ road] serpeggiare, snodarsi
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. wound) [ road] serpeggiare, snodarsi; [ stairs] salire, inerpicarsi- wind in- wind on- wind up* * *I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.)2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.)3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.)2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.)3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.)- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.)2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.)3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.)4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.)•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I [wɪnd]1) vento m.high, fair wind — vento forte, favorevole
to sail into the wind — mar. navigare controvento
to sail o run before the wind — mar. avere il vento in poppa (anche fig.)
2) (breath) fiato m., respiro m.to knock the wind out of sb. — mozzare il fiato a qcn.
to get one's second wind — fig. riprendere fiato
3) fig. aria f., sentore m.4) (flatulence) vento m., peto m.5) mus.••to get wind of — avere sentore di, fiutare
to get the wind up — colloq. prendersi una strizza ( about per)
to put the wind up sb. — colloq. fare prendere una strizza a qcn.
II [wɪnd]to see which way the wind blows — fiutare il vento, sentire che aria tira
1) (make breathless) [ punch] togliere, mozzare il fiato; [ climb] lasciare senza fiato2) venat. fiutareIII [waɪnd]1) (of road) curva f.2) (movement) (of handle) giro m.IV 1. [waɪnd]he wound his arms around her — la cinse con o la strinse fra le braccia
2) (set in motion) (anche wind up) caricare [clock, toy]2.to wind one's o its way — [ road] serpeggiare, snodarsi
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. wound) [ road] serpeggiare, snodarsi; [ stairs] salire, inerpicarsi- wind in- wind on- wind up
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