verb🔗ShareRespirer, inspirer et expirerTo draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases."The runner was breathing heavily after the long race. "Le coureur respirait fort après la longue course.physiologymedicinebodyorganbiologyanatomyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRespirerTo take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way."Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater."Les poissons ont des branchies pour pouvoir respirer sous l'eau.physiologybiologymedicinebodyorganismfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRespirerTo inhale (a gas) to sustain life."While life as we know it depends on oxygen, scientists have speculated that alien life forms might breathe chlorine or methane."Bien que la vie telle que nous la connaissons dépende de l'oxygène, les scientifiques ont émis l'hypothèse que les formes de vie extraterrestres pourraient respirer du chlore ou du méthane.physiologymedicinebiologyanatomyorganismbodyfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRespirer, vivreTo live."I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe."Je ne le permettrai pas, tant que je respirerai.physiologybiologybodyorganismfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRespirer, inhalerTo draw something into the lungs."Try not to breathe too much smoke."Essayez de ne pas trop respirer de fumée.physiologyorganbodybiologymedicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExpirerTo expel air from the lungs, exhale."If you breathe on a mirror, it will fog up."Si vous expirez sur un miroir, il va s'embuer.physiologybodyorganismmedicinebiologyanatomyfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExpirerTo exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath."The flowers breathed a heady perfume."Les fleurs exhalèrent un parfum capiteux.physiologybodyorganbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDégager, exhalerTo give an impression of, to exude."The decor positively breathes classical elegance."Le décor dégage une élégance classique positive.appearancestylecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMurmurer, chuchoterTo whisper quietly."He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all."Il lui murmura les mots à l'oreille, mais elle les comprit tous.soundcommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRespirer, soufflerTo pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently."The wind breathes through the trees."Le vent souffle à travers les arbres.physiologybodyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRespirerTo exchange gases with the environment."Garments made of certain new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise."Les vêtements fabriqués à partir de certains nouveaux matériaux respirent bien et gardent la peau relativement sèche pendant l'exercice.physiologybiologymedicineanatomyfunctionorganismbodyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe reposer, reprendre son souffleTo rest; to stop and catch one's breath."After running to catch the bus, Sarah needed to breathing for a moment before continuing to school. "Après avoir couru pour attraper le bus, Sarah a eu besoin de reprendre son souffle un instant avant de continuer à l'école.physiologybodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrêter, donner du répitTo stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath."At higher altitudes you need to breathe your horse more often."À des altitudes plus élevées, vous devez arrêter votre cheval plus souvent pour lui donner du répit.animalphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEssouffler, fatiguerTo exercise; to tire by brisk exercise."The children were breathing heavily after running around the playground. "Les enfants étaient essoufflés après avoir couru dans la cour de récréation.physiologybodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe consacrer passionnément à, vivre pourTo passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.)."Do you like hiking? Are you kidding? I breathe hiking."Aimes-tu la randonnée ? Tu plaisantes ? Je vis pour la randonnée.actionattitudehumancharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRespiration, souffleThe act of respiration; a single instance of this."The child's shallow breathing was a concern to her mother. "La respiration superficielle de l'enfant inquiétait sa mère.physiologymedicinebiologyanatomyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSigne diacritiqueA diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof."The teacher asked us to observe the breathing marks in the Spanish word, to understand the pronunciation. "Le professeur nous a demandé d'observer les signes diacritiques dans le mot espagnol, afin de comprendre la prononciation.grammarlinguisticsphoneticsmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRépit, pauseTime to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time."After the long run, the runner needed a breathing to catch his breath before the next race. "Après la longue course, le coureur a eu besoin d'un répit pour reprendre son souffle avant la prochaine course.timephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInfluence, inspirationAny gentle influence or operation; inspiration."the breathings of the Holy Spirit"L'inspiration du Saint-Esprit.mindphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRespiration; prière secrèteAspiration; secret prayer."Before the big presentation, Sarah offered a quiet breathing for success. "Avant la grande présentation, Sarah a offert une prière secrète pour le succès.religionsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading