transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbreth ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam breath, and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast — more at barm
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : air filled with a fragrance or odor
b. : a slight indication : suggestion
the faintest breath of scandal
2.
a. : the faculty of breathing
recovering his breath after the race
b. : an act of breathing
fought to the last breath
c. : opportunity or time to breathe : respite
3. : a slight breeze
4.
a. : air inhaled and exhaled in breathing
bad breath
b. : something (as moisture on a cold surface) produced by breath or breathing
c. : inhalation
5. : a spoken sound : utterance
6. : spirit , animation
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- breath of fresh air
- in one breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath