English-Portuguese translations for breath

• respiração
  Espero que a Europa não volte a precisar de suster a respiração. I hope that Europe will no longer need to hold its breath.
  É evidente que todos acompanhamos todo esse processo com a respiração suspensa. We are, of course, all watching that whole process with bated breath.
  Estas partículas são mais nocivas para a saúde humana porque podem ser aspiradas durante a respiração. These particles are more harmful to human health because they can be breathed in.
• hálito
• respiro
• bafo
• fôlego
  Teremos sempre de nos referir a essas duas coisas de um só fôlego. We shall always have to say these two in one breath.
  Proporcionemos ao Governo reformista algum fôlego político. Let us allow the reform-minded cabinet a political breathing space.
  É sempre uma política com pouco fôlego, sem uma verdadeira estratégia ou mesmo visão. It is always short of breath and lacking in a proper strategy or vision.
• folga
• pingo

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