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How to say breath in English?

n.?Breathing air; one inhalation of air; trace amount; sign; slight flow (of air), flickering

Plural: ?breaths

1. Oxford Dictionary

noun

1.[U]?The air you breathe

the?air?that?you?take?into?your?lungs ?and?send?out?again

His?breath?smelt?of?garlic.

His breath smelled like garlic.

bad?breath?(=?that?smells?bad)?

Bad breath

We?had?to?stop?for?breath?before? we?got?to?the?top.

We had to catch our breath before climbing to the top.

She?was?very?short?of?breath?(=?had?difficulty?breathing)?.

She had difficulty breathing.

2.[C]?An?amount?of?air?that?enters?the?lungs?at?one?time

< p>to?take?a?deep?breath

Take a deep breath

He?recited?the?whole?poem?in?one?breath.

He recited the entire poem in one breath.

3.~?of?sth

[sing.]?(formal)? Trace amount; sign

a?small?amount?of?sth; ?slight?evidence?of?sth

a?breath?of?suspicion/scandal?

a hint of suspicion; suspicion of scandal

4.a?~ ?of?air,?wind

[sing.]?(literary)? (air) slight movement, flickering

a?slight?movement?of?air

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2. Bilingual Examples

1.A?final?point?of?confusion?was?the?emphasis?on?lack?of?air?to?breath.?

The final point of confusion is the emphasis on the lack of breathable air.

2.Photography?is?the?air?I?breath,?the?water?I?drink,?the?fire?I?step?through,?the?rock?I'm? standing?on?

Photography is the air I breathe, the water I drink, the fire I walk through, and the rock I stand on

3.The?weather?was?hot ,?without?a?breath?of?wind.?

The weather is hot and there is not even a breath of wind.