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1 bated
['beitid]* * *bat.ed[b'eitid] adj diminuído, reduzido. with bated breath / com respiração suspensa por causa de medo, expectativa ou emoção forte. -
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3 with bated breath
(breathing only slightly, due to anxiety, excitement etc: The crowd watched the rescue of the child with bated breath.) suspenso* * *with bated breathcom a respiração contida. -
4 with bated breath
(breathing only slightly, due to anxiety, excitement etc: The crowd watched the rescue of the child with bated breath.) com respiração suspensa -
5 breath
[breƟ]1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) hálito2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) respiração•- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath* * *[breθ] n 1 respiração, respiro. he drew a deep breath / ele respirou (profundamente). she held her breath / ela reteve a respiração. 2 hálito, alento, ar respirado. 3 bafo, umidade do ar expelido, que se condensa no ar em tempo frio. 4 fôlego. 5 fig pausa, repouso. 6 brisa, aragem, bafagem. 7 expressão, sussurro, murmúrio. 8 vida. 9 emissão de som mudo, sopro. 10 um pouquinho, pequena quantidade. above his breath quase inaudível. a breath of fresh air um sopro de ar fresco. a breath of water um pouquinho de água. a mere breath apenas um traço, um sopro. at his last breath no seu último alento. bad breath mau hálito. out of breath sem fôlego, esbaforido. shortness of breath falta de ar. take breath tome fôlego, descanse primeiro. to gasp for breath ofegar, respirar com dificuldade. to spend one’s breath in vain falar à toa. to take one’s breath away deixar alguém estupefato. under, below his breath em voz baixa. with bated breath com a respiração contida.
См. также в других словарях:
Bated — Bat ed, a. Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bated — ► ADJECTIVE (in phrase with bated breath) ▪ in great suspense. ORIGIN from obsolete bate «restrain», from ABATE(Cf. ↑abatement) … English terms dictionary
bated — [[t]be͟ɪtɪd[/t]] PHRASE: usu PHR after v If you wait for something with bated breath, you wait anxiously to find out what will happen. [FORMAL] Every Monday the whole office used to wait with bated breath for his report... We would gather round… … English dictionary
bated — bat|ed [ˈbeıtıd] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: abate] with bated breath feeling very anxious or excited ▪ He waited for a reply to his offer with bated breath … Dictionary of contemporary English
bated — bat|ed [ beıtəd ] adjective with bated breath worried or excited and paying a lot of attention because you want to know what will happen: We waited with bated breath to find out who had won … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bated — adjective (in phr. with bated breath) in great suspense. Origin C16: from the past participle of obs. bate restrain , from abate. Usage The correct phrase is with bated breath not with baited breath … English new terms dictionary
bated — adjective with bated breath feeling very anxious or excited: We waited with bated breath for the results of the test to come through … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Bated — Bate Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bating}.] [From abate.] 1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. [1913 Webster] He must either bate the laborer s wages, or not employ or not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bated — adjective Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath … Wiktionary
bated — un·bated; … English syllables
bated — UK [ˈbeɪtɪd] / US [ˈbeɪtəd] adjective with bated breath … English dictionary
