Definition of Breath

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Breath

The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc.

The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath.

The power of respiration, and hence, life.

Time to breathe; respite; pause.

A single respiration, or the time of making it; a single act; an instant.

Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life.

A single word; the slightest effort; a trifle.

A very slight breeze; air in gentle motion.

Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.

Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.

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Breath Quotations

Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
Mohandas Gandhi

The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
W. C. Fields

Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is very bad.
Donald Trump

Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath.
Emily Dickinson

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Space is the breath of art.
Frank Lloyd Wright

It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for words.
T. S. Eliot

Truly to sing, that is a different breath.
Rainer Maria Rilke

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.
George Bernard Shaw

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Breath Translations

breath in Dutch is adem
breath in French is souffle, souffle, haleine
breath in German is Atem {m}, Atemzug {m}, Atem {m}, atem
breath in Italian is lena, alito, etere
breath in Latin is spiritus
breath in Spanish is aliento

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