breathing

From the verb breathe: (⇒ conjugate)
breathing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
breathing n	(respiration)	respiración nf
		aliento nm
	The patient's breathing is very faint.
	La respiración del paciente es muy débil.
breathing adj	figurative (alive)	vivo/a adj
		con vida loc adj
	The baby was injured, but still breathing.
	El bebé estaba herido, pero aún estaba vivo.

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
breathe⇒ vi	(person, animal)	respirar⇒ vi
		aspirar⇒ vtr
	The kitten slept soundly, breathing softly and twitching her whiskers every now and then.
	El gato dormía profundamente, respirando suavemente y moviendo sus bigotes cada tanto.
breathe vi	(to be alive)	vivir⇒ vi
Note: Often in the continous
	As long as I'm breathing that man will never set foot in my house!
	¡Mientras viva ese hombre no pisará mi casa!
breathe vi	figurative (fabric, leather) (tela)	respirar⇒ vi
	Rachel didn't like the blouse because the material didn't breathe well.
	A Rachel no le gustaba la blusa porque su material no respiraba bien.
breathe [sth]⇒ vtr	(air: inhale)	respirar⇒ vtr
		inhalar⇒ vtr
	David likes to go hiking to breathe the mountain air.
	A David le gusta hacer caminatas para respirar el aire de montaña.
breathe [sth] vtr	(emit)	escupir⇒ vtr
		exhalar⇒ vtr
		respirar⇒ vtr
	According to the legend, there is a dragon in the mountains who breathes fire.
	Según la leyenda, hay un dragón en la montaña que escupe fuego.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
breathe⇒ vi	(compose yourself)	respirar⇒ vi
		respirar hondo vi + adv
		tomar aire vtr + nm
	Fighting his stage fright, the actor closed his eyes and breathed before his scene.
	Peleando contra su pánico escénico, el actor cerró los ojos y respiró antes de su escena.
breathe vi	(combustion: take air in)	respirar⇒ vi
breathe vi	figurative (wine: be open to air)	respirar⇒ vi
	Uncork the wine and leave it to breathe for an hour before you serve it.
	Descorcha el vino y déjalo respirar por una hora antes de servir.
breathe [sth]⇒ vtr	(whisper)	susurrar⇒ vtr
	Susan breathed the instructions into Harry's ear.
	Susan le susurró las instrucciones al oído a Harry.
breathe [sth] vtr	(allow [sth] to rest) (figurado)	dejar respirar loc verb
		dar un descanso loc verb
	After the hard ride, the jockey breathed his horse.
	Después de la carrera, el jockey dejó respirar al caballo.
breathe [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep	figurative (instill, inspire)	infundir algo en loc verb
		dar algo a loc verb
	Her writing has breathed new life into a tired old subject.
	Su escritura ha infundido nuevo aire en un viejo tema.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
breathe in vi phrasal	(inhale)	inspirar⇒ vi
	Don't breathe in: there may be toxic fumes in the air.
	No inspires: puede haber gases tóxicos en el aire.
breathe [sth] in vtr phrasal sep	(inhale)	inhalar⇒ vtr
		inspirar⇒ vtr
		aspirar⇒ vtr
	A number of workers fell ill after breathing in poisonous gas.
	Varios trabajadores se sintieron mal después de haber inhalado gas tóxico.
breathe out vi phrasal	(exhale)	largar el aire loc verb
	The doctor asked the patient to breathe out slowly.
	El médico le pidió al paciente que largara el aire lentamente.
		exhalar⇒ vi
	El médico le pidió al paciente que exhalara lentamente.
breathe [sth] out vtr phrasal sep	(exhale)	exhalar⇒ vtr
	Carlos lit a cigarette and breathed the smoke out through his nostrils.
	Carlos encendió un cigarrillo y exhaló el humo por la nariz.

Compound Forms: breathing \| breathe
Inglés		Español
breathing apparatus n	(equipment used in firefighting, etc.)	equipo de respiración nm + loc adj
breathing apparatus n	(equipment used by patients)	respirador artificial nm + adj mf
		respirador nm
breathing apparatus n	(animal's respiratory system)	aparato respiratorio loc nom m
breathing space, breathing room n	figurative (chance to think) (figurado)	respiro nm
Note: Se refiere más bien a un momento de descanso, paz y/o reflexión
	We are going to separate for a while because we both need some breathing space.
	Nos vamos a separar por un tiempo porque ambos necesitamos un respiro.
breathing space, breathing room n	(enough space in which to breathe)	espacio vital nm
	So many people lived in the small apartment that there was no breathing space.
labored breathing (US), laboured breathing (UK) n	(heavy or difficult respiration)	respiración trabajosa nf + adj
		respiración dificultosa
	The baby's labored breathing really alarmed us and we called the doctor immediately.
	La respiración trabajosa del bebé realmente nos asustó y llamamos al doctor inmediatamente.
mouth breathing, mouth-breathing n	(breathing through the mouth)	respiración por la boca grupo nom
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun

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