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breath [breθ]1. nounhaleine f, souffle m• under one's breath [say, talk] à voix basse2. compounds* * *[breθ]1) ( air taken into lungs) souffle mto stop ou pause for breath — s'arrêter pour reprendre son souffle
to hold one's breath — lit retenir sa respiration; fig retenir son souffle
2) ( air in or leaving mouth) ( with smell) haleine f; ( visible) respiration f3) ( single act) respiration fto take a deep breath — respirer profondément or à fond
take a deep breath! — fig assieds-toi! (colloq)
4) (of air, wind)somebody/something is like a breath of fresh air — quelqu'un/quelque chose est une vraie bouffée de fraîcheur
5) ( word)a breath of — un soupçon de [scandal]
••save your breath — (colloq) ne gaspille pas ta salive (colloq)
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pause [pɔ:z]1. nounpause f• after a pause, he added... il marqua une pause et ajouta...a. ( = stop) s'arrêter• to pause a tape appuyer sur la touche « pause » d'un magnétophone* * *[pɔːz] 1.1) ( brief silence) silence m3) ( stoppage) interruption f4) Music point m d'orgue2.1) ( stop speaking) marquer une pause2) ( stop) s'arrêterto pause in — interrompre [activity]
3) ( hesitate) hésiter•Phrasal Verbs: -
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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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pause [pɔ:z]1 noun∎ pause (on tape recorder, video etc) 'pause';∎ there will be a ten-minute pause after the second lecture il y aura ou nous ferons une pause de dix minutes après le deuxième cours;∎ without a pause sans s'arrêter, sans interruption;∎ there was a long pause before she answered elle garda longtemps le silence avant de répondre;∎ formal to give sb pause, to give pause to sb donner à réfléchir à qn(c) Literature césure ffaire ou marquer une pause;∎ the speaker paused while the latecomer took his seat le conférencier fit une pause pendant que le retardataire prenait place;∎ he paused in the middle of his explanation il s'arrêta ou s'interrompit au milieu de son explication;∎ I signed it without pausing to read the details je l'ai signé sans prendre le temps d'en lire les détails;∎ without pausing for breath sans même reprendre son souffle;∎ she paused on the doorstep elle hésita sur le pas de la porte►► pause button (on cassette player, video etc) bouton m pause;Computing Pause key touche f Pause
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