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breath

1 noun in breathinganáil fem3 c m ushe took a deep breath tharraing sí anáil dhomhainbreath freshener úraitheoir anála 2 noun air movementputh fem2 c m uleoithne fem4 c m usmeámh masc1 c m uthere wasn't a breath of wind ní raibh puth gaoithe ann, ní raibh smeámh as aer

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3 noun hint, signrian masc1 c m ulorg masc1 c m uthrough his work comes the breath of another age tá rian ré eile ar a shaothar

phrases

a breath of fresh air

(also

a breath of air

) 1 short time outdoorsbolgam aeirwe went out for a breath of fresh air chuamar amach chun bolgam aer úr a fháil 2 refreshing changeit was a breath of fresh air ba dheas an t-athrú é

before you can draw breath

(also

before you can catch your breath

) before I could catch my breath sula raibh deis agam m'anáil a tharraingt

the breath of life

anáil na beatha

to catch your breath

(also

to catch the breath

, to catch a breath

) 1 resume normal breathingd'anáil a tharraingtit'll give you a chance to catch your breath tabharfaidh sé seans duit d'anáil a tharraingt 2 stop breathingit catches your breath baineann sé an anáil díot

to draw breath

1 (also

to draw a breath

) breatheanáil a tharraingt 2 rest, recoverd'anáil a tharraingt 3 live, be alivethe greatest dancer ever to draw breath an rinceoir is fearr dár mhair riamh

as long as I draw breath

fad a bheidh an anáil ionamfad a mhairfidh mégo dté mé i gcré

to get your breath

(also

to get your breath back

) an anáil a fháil leatas soon as she got her breath back a thúisce a fuair sí an anáil léi

to hold your breath

(also

hold the breath

, hold a breath

) 1 stop breathingd'anáil a choinneáil istighd'anáil a choimeád istigh 2 wait in suspensebheith ar bís c m ubheith ar biorthe country is holding its breath tá an tír ar fad ar bís

don't hold your breath

informal, humorous don't hold your breath waiting for a reply! ná bí ag tnúth le freagra go luath!, is maith fada go bhfaighidh tú freagra!

in the same breath

1 without breathing in betweengan d'anáil a tharraingt 2 in same contextI wouldn't mention him in the same breath as Pearse is mór idir é agus an Piarsach

not a breath of air

there wasn't a breath of air ní raibh puth gaoithe ann, ní raibh smeámh as aer, ní raibh feothan gaoithe ann

your last breath

(also

the last breath

) until my last breath go dtréige an anáil méas he drew his last breath agus é ar tí síothlú

out of breath

she was out of breath bhí a hanáil i mbarr a goib léi, bhí saothar uirthi

save your breath!

save your breath, they won't listen ná bí ag cur do chuid cainte amú, ní éistfidh siad leat; ná bac leis, an chluas bhodhar a gheobhaidh túI might as well have saved my breath b'fhánach agam é, sin a raibh ar a shon agam

to take breath

d'anáil a tharraingt

to take sb's breath away

it took her breath away bhain sé an anáil di, bhain sé siar aisti

under your breath

(also

below your breath

) faoi d'anáilfaoi d'fhiacailos íseal c m u

to waste your breath

I was only wasting my breath ní raibh mé ach ag cur mo chuid ama amúwithout wasting another breath, I left gan focal eile a rá, d'imigh mé

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breath

a breath of fresh air

a breath of air

before you can draw breath

before you can catch your breath

the breath of life

to catch your breath

to catch the breath

, to catch a breath

to draw breath

to draw a breath

as long as I draw breath

to get your breath

to get your breath back

to hold your breath

hold the breath

, hold a breath

don't hold your breath

in the same breath

not a breath of air

your last breath

the last breath

out of breath

save your breath!

to take breath

to take sb's breath away

under your breath

below your breath

to waste your breath

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