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1 one-side breath
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2 One cannot breath enough before death.
фраз. Перед смертью не надышишься.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > One cannot breath enough before death.
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3 keep one's breath to cool one's porridge
(keep (save или spare) one's breath to cool one's (own) porridge (тж. save или spare one's breath))помалкивать, держать своё мнение при себе, не соваться с советом; ≈ держать язык за зубамиWhen he began to grub out the wild-flowers to make a vegetable garden, Miss Priscilla's friends gasped in dismay. They tried to explain that Priscilla loved the wild-flowers and didn't want to have the block cleared. But they might have spared their breath. (K. S. Prichard, ‘N'Goola and Other Stories’, ‘Yoirimba’) — Когда он начал вырывать в саду полевые цветы, чтобы сделать огород, друзья мисс Присциллы пришли в ужас. Они пытались объяснить ему, что Присцилла любит полевые цветы и они всегда росли у нее в саду. Но он остался глух к их возмущению.
‘If you're threatening me on his behalf,’ he said, ‘Save your breath. I'm ready for the worst he can throw at me!’ (J. Wain, ‘A Winter in the Hills’, part IV) — - Если вы угрожаете мне от имени Джералда Туайфорда, то не трудитесь понапрасну, - сказал он. - От него можно ждать любой гадости, и я к этому готов.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > keep one's breath to cool one's porridge
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4 catch one's breath
1) перевести дух, дыхание, отдышаться (тж. fetch, get или get back one's breath, gather или take breath)Lanny waited until he got back his breath and could speak normally, then he approached the policeman... (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 8) — Отдышавшись, Ланни подошел к полисмену...
2) затаить дыхание; ≈ захватить дух (тж. bate или hold one's breath)The General did not dare to move, seemed to be holding his breath until the end of a section... (A. Sillitoe, ‘The General’, ch. 8) — Генерал слушал затаив дыхание, не пошевелился до конца этой части симфонии...
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5 catch one's breath
Lanny waited until he got back his breath and could speak normally (V. Sinclair)2) зaтaить дыxaниe; зaxвaтить дуx (тж. bate или hold one's breath)The General did not dare to move, seemed to be holding his breath until the end of a section [чacть cимфoнии] (A. Sillitoe) -
6 get one's breath
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7 fetch one's breath
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8 be out of one's breath
She was a trifle out of breath when she came to the third landing. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XI) — Она немножко запыхалась, поднявшись на площадку третьего этажа.
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9 below one's breath
вполголоса, тихо, шёпотомUnder her breath she hummed the tune the band was playing. (P. H. Johnson, ‘The Sea and the Wedding’, ch. 3) — Оркестр играл знакомую мелодию, Силия тихонько ему вторила.
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10 to catch one's breath
to catch/to hold one's breath затаить дыханиеEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to catch one's breath
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11 to recover one's breath
to recover/to regain/to fetch one's breath вновь начать ровно дышать/отдышатьсяEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to recover one's breath
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12 to speak under one's breath
to speak (to say smth, to swear) under/below one's breath говорить (говорить что-либо, ругаться) шёпотом/про себяEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to speak under one's breath
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13 to waste one's breath
1) даром тратить силы/говорить напрасно2) to waste one's breath/words говорить на ветер/попусту тратить словаEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to waste one's breath
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14 slip one's breath
испустить дух, умереть‘he's a confounded fool, Peter,’ said he, ‘he thinks I am slipping my wind now - but I know better...’ (Fr. Marryat, ‘Peter Simple’, ch. XXXVII) — Ну и болван же этот доктор, Питер, - сказал капитан Керни. - Он думает, что мне конец приходит, но я лучше знаю, что со мной творится...
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15 get back one's breath
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16 get one's breath
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17 save one's breath (to cool one's porridge)
пoмaлкивaть, дepжaть cвoё мнeниe пpи ceбe; дepжaть язык зa зубaми 'If you're threatening me on his behalf,' he said, 'save your breath. I'm ready for the worst he can throw at me' (J. Wain). In the end, of course, a civil outfit can't fight a government, and a month later we were thrown out. I might have saved my breath to cool my porridge (The Observer)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > save one's breath (to cool one's porridge)
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18 hold one's breath
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19 catch one's breath
перехватить дыханиеHe looked into her face and caught his breath.
I caught my breath when I saw the scar on her face.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > catch one's breath
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20 waste one's breath
сотрясать воздух; говорить впустую/на ветерI dont't know why I bother talking to you — I'm just wasting my breath.
Don't waste your breath talking to her. She won't listen.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > waste one's breath
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catch one's breath — {v. phr.} 1. To breathe in suddenly with fear or surprise. * /The beauty of the scene made him catch his breath./ Compare: TAKE ONE S BREATH AWAY. 2a. To rest and get back your normal breathing, as after running. * /After running to the bus stop … Dictionary of American idioms
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catch one's breath — Ⅰ. ► catch one s breath 1) cease breathing momentarily in surprise or fear. 2) rest after exercise to restore normal breathing. Main Entry: ↑breath Ⅱ. ► catch one s breath 1) draw one s breath in sharply … English terms dictionary
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