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∎ don't talk with your mouth full! ne parle pas la bouche pleine!;∎ breathe through your mouth respirez par la bouche;∎ I have five mouths to feed j'ai cinq bouches à nourrir;∎ Pharmacy to be taken by mouth (on packaging) à prendre par voie orale;∎ he didn't open his mouth once during the meeting il n'a pas ouvert la bouche ou il n'a pas dit un mot pendant toute la réunion;∎ keep your mouth shut n'en parlez à personne, gardez-le pour vous;∎ he's incapable of keeping his mouth shut il ne sait pas tenir sa langue;∎ familiar he's all mouth c'est une grande gueule ou un fort en gueule;∎ familiar he's got a big mouth il ne peut pas s'empêcher de l'ouvrir;∎ you had to open your big mouth, didn't you! il a fallu que tu ouvres ta grande gueule!;∎ familiar to be down in the mouth avoir le cafard;∎ me and my big mouth! j'ai encore perdu une occasion de me taire!;∎ to put words into sb's mouth (misquote) faire dire à qn ce qu'il ne dit pas;∎ proverb out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) de la bouche des enfants ou des innocents(b) (of river) embouchure f, bouche f, bouches fpl(a) (silently → insults, obscenities) dire à voix basse, marmonner;∎ don't talk/sing, just mouth the words ne parle/chante pas, fais seulement semblant(b) (pompously) déclamer; (mechanically) débiter; (insincerely → excuses) dire qch du bout des lèvres; (→ regrets) formuler sans conviction;∎ to mouth platitudes débiter des lieux communs►► mouth organ harmonica m;mouth ulcer aphte m
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breathe — [ brið ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth and let it out again: He held her so tightly she could hardly breathe. We can no longer depend on the quality of the air we breathe. breathe… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
breathe — W3S3 [bri:ð] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(air)¦ 2¦(blow)¦ 3 somebody can breathe easy/easily 4 breathe a sigh of relief 5 be breathing down somebody s neck 6 not breathe a word 7 breathe life into something 8¦(skin)¦ 9¦(clothes/fabric)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
breathe something out — ˌbreathe sthˈout derived to send air, smoke, etc. out of your lungs through your nose or mouth • Humans take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Main entry: ↑breathederived … Useful english dictionary
breathe something in — ˌbreathe sthˈin derived to take air, smoke, etc. into your lungs through your nose or mouth • His illness is a result of breathing in paint fumes over many years. Main entry: ↑breathederived … Useful english dictionary
breathe */*/ — UK [briːð] / US [brɪð] verb Word forms breathe : present tense I/you/we/they breathe he/she/it breathes present participle breathing past tense breathed past participle breathed 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take air into your lungs through… … English dictionary
breathe out — phrasal verb Word forms breathe out : present tense I/you/we/they breathe out he/she/it breathes out present participle breathing out past tense breathed out past participle breathed out a) [intransitive/transitive] to send air out of your lungs… … English dictionary
breathe in — phrasal verb Word forms breathe in : present tense I/you/we/they breathe in he/she/it breathes in present participle breathing in past tense breathed in past participle breathed in a) [intransitive/transitive] to take air into your lungs through… … English dictionary
breathe*/*/ — [briːð] verb 1) [I/T] to take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth and let it out again Doctors said he was having difficulty breathing.[/ex] We begin the exercise by breathing deeply (= breathing large amounts of air).[/ex] She leant… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
breathe in — verb draw in (air) (Freq. 1) Inhale deeply inhale the fresh mountain air The patient has trouble inspiring The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well • Syn: ↑inhale, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
breathe out — PHRASAL VERB When you breathe out, you send air out of your lungs through your nose or mouth. [V P] Breathe out and ease your knees in toward your chest … English dictionary
breathe out — verb expel air Exhale when you lift the weight • Syn: ↑exhale, ↑expire • Ant: ↑inhale (for: ↑exhale) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
