to get a breath of air

  • 1breath of air — a breath of (fresh) ˈair idiom clean air breathed in after being indoors or in a dirty atmosphere • We ll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime. Main entry: ↑breathidiom …

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  • 2a breath of air — a breath of (fresh) ˈair idiom clean air breathed in after being indoors or in a dirty atmosphere • We ll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime. Main entry: ↑breathidiom …

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  • 3breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) …

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  • 4breath — [ breθ ] noun count or uncount *** the air that goes in and out of your body through your nose or mouth: He could feel her warm breath on his face. His breath smelled strongly of alcohol. a. the act of getting air into your lungs by breathing:… …

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  • 5breath — /breT/ noun 1 AIR YOU BREATHE a) (U) the air that you take in and out of your lungs when you breathe: Paul smelt the cigarette smoke on her breath. | bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) b) the process of breathing in and out: Her breath… …

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  • 6breath — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, heavy, long, slow ▪ quick, shallow, sharp, short ▪ …

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  • 7breath — [[t]bre̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ breaths 1) N VAR: oft poss N Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. I could smell the whisky on his breath... Smoking causes bad… …

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  • 8breath */*/*/ — UK [breθ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms breath : singular breath plural breaths Get it right: breath: Don t confuse breath (a noun) and breathe (a verb). Breath is pronounced /breθ/ and means the air that goes in and out of your… …

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  • 9breath*/*/ — [breθ] noun [C/U] the air that goes in and out of your body when you breathe, or the action of getting air into your lungs His breath smelt of alcohol.[/ex] She took a deep breath (= filled her lungs with air).[/ex] Simon held his breath (=… …

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  • 10Air embolism — Infobox Disease Name = Air embolism Caption = DiseasesDB = 313 ICD10 = ICD10|O|88|0|o|85, ICD10|T|79|0|t|79 ICD9 = ICD9|673.0, ICD9|999.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 787 MeshID = D004618 An air embolism, or… …

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