breath in English: The air that you take into your body and let out again through your nose or mouth. (noun)

Translation

The air that you take into your body and let out again through your nose or mouth.

Word origin

From Old English braeth, which first meant a smell or a puff of hot air.

Gender

Pluralbreaths

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A "deep breath" is a big, slow one.

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"Out of breath" means you are breathing hard and fast.

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The noun is "breath", with a short sound; the verb is "breathe", with a long one.

breathe

To take air into your body and let it out again.

air

The mix of gases all around us that we breathe and cannot see.

nose

The part of your face that you use to smell and to breathe.

mouth

The part of your face that you use to eat and to speak.

deep

Going a long way down from the top, or a long way in from the front.

chest

The front of your body between your neck and your stomach, where your heart is.

exhale

To breathe out; to push the air out of your lungs.

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