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Breath Air Nefes Soluk Nefesini Breathing Noun Deep

Level B1 
Kind noun
Front breath 
IPA  /breθ   / noun
Back nefes, soluk
nefes alma
Back 2

breath (noun)

 /breθ   / noun
 
 1 [uncountable]
the air that you take into and blow out of your lungs
nefes, soluk
 to have bad breath (ağız kokusu)
 2 [countable]
an act of taking air into or blowing air out of your lungs
nefes alma
 Take a few deep breaths before you start running.
IDIOMS
a breath of fresh air
the clean air which you breathe outside, especially when compared to the air inside a room or building
temiz hava
 Let's go for a walk. I need a breath of fresh air.
 (figurative) James's happy face is like a breath of fresh air in that miserable place.
catch your breath
1 to breathe in suddenly because you are surprised
nefesini tutmak
 2 to rest after physical exercise so that your breathing returns to normal
soluklanmak
 I had to sit down at the top of the hill to catch my breath.
get your breath (again/back)
to rest after physical exercise so that your breathing returns to normal
soluklanmak
hold your breath
to stop breathing for a short time, for example when you are swimming or because of fear or excitement
nefesini tutmak
 We all held our breath as we waited for her reply.
(be/get) out of/short of breath
(to be/start) breathing very quickly, for example after physical exercise
soluk soluğa olmak;
soluk soluğa kalmak
say sth, speak, etc. under your breath
to say sth very quietly, usually because you do not want people to hear you
fısıldayarak söylemek
take your breath away
to be very surprising or beautiful
nefesini kesmek
 The spectacular view took our breath away.
 adjective breathtaking
take a deep breath
to breathe in a lot of air, especially in preparation for doing sth difficult
derin bir nefes almak
 He took a deep breath then walked on stage.
with bated breath
excited or afraid, because you are waiting for sth to happen
nefesini tutarak
 

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