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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
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
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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