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1 breathe
A vtr1 (inhale, respire) respirer [air, oxygen, gas, scent] ; to breathe one's last lit rendre son dernier soupir ; to breathe its last fig dire son dernier mot ;2 (exhale, blow) souffler [air, smoke, germs] (on sur) ; cracher [fire, vapour] ;3 ( whisper) murmurer (to à) ; I won't breathe a word je n'en soufflerai pas un mot ; don't breathe a word! pas un mot! ;4 ( inspire with) to breathe hope into sb redonner de l'espoir à qn ; to breathe (some) life into sth animer qch ; to breathe life into [God] insuffler la vie dans ; to breathe new life into sth donner un second souffle à qch.B vi1 ( respire) respirer ; to breathe hard ou heavily souffler fort, haleter ; to breathe easily or freely lit respirer librement ; to breathe more easily fig respirer ;2 (exhale, blow) to breathe over sb/on sth souffler sur qn/sur qch ;3 ( wine) s'aérer.to breathe down sb's neck ○ ( watch closely) être sur le dos de qn ○ ; ( be close behind) être sur les talons de qn ○ ; to breathe fire fulminer ; to live and breathe sth ne vivre que pour qch.■ breathe in:▶ breathe in inspirer ;▶ breathe in [sth], breathe [sth] in inhaler [gas, fumes].■ breathe out:▶ breathe out expirer ;▶ breathe out [sth], breathe [sth] out exhaler. -
2 breathe
breathe [bri:ð][person, fabric] respirera. [+ air] respirerb. [+ sigh] pousser• don't breathe a word (about it)! n'en dis rien à personne !* * *[briːð] 1.transitive verb1) (inhale, respire) respirer [air, oxygen, gas, scent]2) (exhale, blow) souffler [air, smoke, germs] (on sur); cracher [fire, vapour]3) ( whisper) murmurer (to à)4) ( inspire with)2.1) ( respire) respirerto breathe hard ou heavily — souffler fort, haleter
to breathe more easily — fig respirer
2) (exhale, blow)to breathe over somebody/on something — souffler sur quelqu'un/sur quelque chose
3) ( wine) s'aérer•Phrasal Verbs:••to breathe down somebody's neck — (colloq) ( watch closely) être sur le dos de quelqu'un (colloq); ( be close behind) être sur les talons de quelqu'un (colloq)
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3 breathe
breathe [bri:ð]∎ to breathe hard haleter;∎ to breathe heavily or deeply (after exertion) souffler ou respirer bruyamment; (during illness) il respirait péniblement;∎ you can't breathe in here (it's too hot) on ne peut pas respirer ici;∎ is he still breathing? est-il toujours en vie?, vit-il encore?;∎ figurative I breathed more easily or again after the exam après l'examen j'ai enfin pu respirer;∎ familiar to breathe down sb's neck (supervise) être sur le dos de qn; (look over their shoulder) regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn;∎ figurative how can I work with you breathing down my neck? comment veux-tu que je travaille si tu es toujours derrière moi?;∎ figurative I need room to breathe (in relationship) j'ai besoin d'espace, il faut que je respire(a) (take in oxygen) respirer;∎ she breathed a sigh of relief elle poussa un soupir de soulagement;∎ to breathe one's last rendre le dernier soupir ou l'âme;∎ she breathed new life into the project elle a insufflé de nouvelles forces au projet;∎ she'll be breathing fire when she finds out! elle va se mettre dans une colère noire quand elle saura!∎ don't breathe a word! ne soufflez pas mot!;∎ they didn't breathe a word about it ils n'en ont pas soufflé mot(c) Linguistics aspirerinhalerinspirerexpirerexpirer
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