English-Finnish translations for breath

• hengitys
  Euroopan hengitys jatkuu, ja se on hyvä asia. This Europe is going to breathe, and that is a good thing.
  Sallinette minun kuitenkin korostavan, että hengitys ei suju huoletta. Please allow me, however, to stress that this breathing is not without its worries.
• henkäys
  Turkin kysymyksestä haluaisin sanoa, että meidän pitää sanoa maan uudelle hallitukselle, joka on mielestäni kuin henkäys raitista ilmaa, seuraavaa: teidän on täytettävä Kööpenhaminan kriteerit. Concerning Turkey, I would say that we must say to this new government, which is like a breath of fresh air in my opinion: you must meet the Copenhagen criteria.
• hengähdystauko
  Antakaamme uudistusmieliselle hallitukselle poliittinen hengähdystauko. Let us allow the reform-minded cabinet a political breathing space.
  Nyt tarvitaan ehdottomasti vakautusvaihe, hengähdystauko. What appears to be needed urgently is a period of consolidation, a pause for breath.
  Sudanin hallitus lähettää edelleen laajamittaisesti joukkojansa alueelle, ja Afrikan unionin mandaatin pidentäminen kolmella kuukaudella on vain hengähdystauko. The Government of Sudan is pouring its troops into the region and the extension of the African Union’s mandate by three months is only a breathing space.
• hengenveto
• henki
  Tehkäämme siitä yhdessä kulttuuripääkaupunki ja puhaltakaamme henki kaupunkiin, jolta barbaarisuus on riistänyt hengen. Come and let us make it the capital of culture, come and let us breathe life into a city which barbarity has deprived of life.
  En saa henkeä! Hengitykseni on lamautunut!
  Pekan henki haisee valkosipulilta.
• tauko
• uloshengitys

Definition of breath

• The act or process of breathing
• A single act of breathing in or out
• Air expelled from the lungs
• A rest or pause
• A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense
• Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume
• Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration

Examples

• I could hear the breath of the runner behind me
• The childs breath came quickly and unevenly
• I took a deep breath and started the test
• I could feel the runners breath on my shoulder
• Lets stop for a breath when we get to the top of the hill
• Even with all the windows open, there is hardly a breath of air in here
• If she had a breath of common sense, she would never have spoken to the man in the first place
• In the polar regions one finds dark cold waters with few places to breath.

Related words

• breathe
• breathalyzer
• breathing
• breathtaking
• breather
• breathalyze
• breathable
• breathless
• breathlessness