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breath n1 ( air taken into lungs) souffle m ; to stop ou pause for breath s'arrêter pour reprendre son souffle ; to get one's breath back reprendre son souffle ; out of breath à bout de souffle ; to be short of breath avoir le souffle court ; to catch one's breath ( breathe) reprendre souffle ; ( gasp) retenir son souffle ; to hold one's breath lit retenir sa respiration ; fig retenir son souffle ; to draw breath reprendre (son) souffle ; he's as kind a man as ever drew breath il n'y a pas plus gentil que lui ; as long as I have breath in my body ou as I draw breath tant que je vivrai ;2 ( air in or leaving mouth) ( with smell) haleine f ; ( visible) respiration f ; sb's hot breath le souffle chaud de qn ; to have bad breath avoir (une) mauvaise haleine ; his breath smells of beer son haleine sent la bière ; I could smell alcohol on his breath je sentais à son haleine qu'il avait bu ;3 ( single act) respiration f ; to take a deep breath respirer profondément or à fond ; take a deep breath! fig assieds-toi ○ ! ; in a single breath sans respirer ; in the same breath dans la foulée ; with one's last ou dying breath dans son dernier soupir ; to draw one's last breath rendre son dernier soupir ;4 (of air, wind) a breath of un souffle de ; to go out for a breath of (fresh) air sortir prendre l'air ; sb/sth is like a breath of fresh air qn/qch est une vraie bouffée de fraîcheur ; the first breath of spring le premier signe du printemps ;don't hold your breath ○ ! ce n'est pas demain la veille ○ ! ; to take sb's breath away couper le souffle à qn ; save your breath ○, don't waste your breath ○ ne gaspille pas ta salive ○ ; it's the breath of life to him c'est toute sa vie ; to say sth under one's breath dire qch à voix basse ; to laugh under one's breath rire sous cape.
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