A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

Meaning of A BREATH OF FRESH AIR in English

a nice change, a new presence

Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so nice.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR — a person, thing or place that is new and different and therefore interesting and exciting
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A BREATH OF (FRESH) AIR — clean air breathed in after being indoors or in a dirty atmosphere : We'll get a breath of fresh air …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR — a nice change, a new presence Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so …
English Idioms vocab
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
AIR — I. ˈār variant of ere I II. adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) ar, are, from ar, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREATH — ˈbreth noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRESH — (superl) Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in …
Английский словарь Webster
FRESH — ( superl ) Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRESH — — freshly , adv. — freshness , n. /fresh/ , adj., fresher, freshest , n., v., adv. adj. 1. newly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREATH — /breth/ , n. 1. the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration. 2. respiration, esp. as necessary to life. 3. life; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AIR — air 1 — airlike , adj. /air/ , n. 1. a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRESH — I. ˈfresh adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French fresch, freis, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frisc fresh; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AIR — I. ˈer noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin aer, from Greek aēr Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREATH — noun Etymology: Middle English breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam breath, and perhaps to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRESH — noun a flood; a freshet. 2. fresh ·superl new; original; additional. 3. fresh ·noun a stream or spring of fresh …
Webster English vocab
BREATH — noun time to breathe; respite; pause. 2. breath ·noun fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. 3. breath ·noun the power of respiration, …
Webster English vocab
AIR — noun intelligence; information. 2. air ·noun odoriferous or contaminated air. 3. air ·noun utterance abroad; publicity; vent. 4. air ·noun …
Webster English vocab
FRESH — [fresh] adj [ME, fr. OF freis, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG frisc fresh, OE fersc fresh] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREATH — [breath] n [ME breth, fr. OE braeth; akin to OHG bradam breath, and perh. to OE beorma yeast--more at barm] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRESH — / freʃ; NAmE / adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( fresh·er , fresh·est ) FOOD 1. ( usually of food …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREATH — / breθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the air that you take into your lungs and send out …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AIR — / eə(r); NAmE er/ noun , verb ■ noun GAS 1. [ U ] the mixture of gases that surrounds …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRESH — I. fresh 1 S2 W2 /freʃ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ freshness , ↑ refreshment , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AIR — I. air 1 S1 W1 /eə $ er/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-7, 9: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRESH — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 newly made or obtained (fresh sandwiches). 2 a other, different; not previously known or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BREATH — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AIR — n. & v. --n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRESH — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 newly made or obtained (fresh sandwiches). 2 a other, different; not previously known or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREATH — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AIR — n. & v. n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRESH — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. newly made or obtained (fresh sandwiches). 2 a other, different; not previously known or …
Oxford English vocab
BREATH — n.1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation of …
Oxford English vocab
AIR — n. & v. --n. 1. an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
FRESH — ( fresher, freshest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A fresh thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREATH — ( breaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your breath is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AIR — ( airs, airing, aired) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Air is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRESH — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ~ thing or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FRESH — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fresh appeal (= one that you make again ) ▪ The growing instability …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BREATH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breath of air ▪ I went outside for a breath of air. a breath …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AIR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a road/rail/air crash ▪ There will be an investigation into the cause of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRESH — (NATURAL) [adjective] -er, -est - (of food or flowers) in a natural condition rather than artificially preserved by a process …
Cambridge English vocab
BREATH — [noun] - the air that you take into and let out of your lungsAfter running I didn't have any breath …
Cambridge English vocab
BREATH — Synonyms and related words : Aqua-Lung, a breath, afterdamp, amaze, anima, anima humana, animating force, aroma, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — See: CATCH ONE'S BREATH, DRAW A LONG BREATH or TAKE A LONG BREATH, HOLD ONE'S BREATH, IN THE SAME BREATH, …
Slang English vocab
FRESH — See ↑ AGAIN 1, ↑ COLD 3, ↑ FRESH/NOT FRESH 1, ↑ NEW 2,3,4,5,6,7, ↑ SMELL 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
BREATH — See ↑ BREATHE 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be wasting your breath • ↑ breathless/out of breath • ↑ get your …
Longman Activator English vocab
AIR — INDEX: 1. the air that we breathe 2. when there is not enough fresh air 3. to let fresh air …
Longman Activator English vocab
FRESH — adj. 25B6; adjective fresh fruit : NEWLY PICKED, garden-fresh, crisp, unwilted; raw, natural, unprocessed. a fresh sheet of paper : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — n. 25B6; noun I took a deep breath : INHALATION, inspiration, gulp of air; exhalation, expiration; Medicine respiration. I had …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRESH — adj. 1 new, today's, brand-new; (most) recent, late(st) Don't you love the smell of fresh bread? This is the product …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BREATH — n. 1 gust, zephyr, breeze, puff, whiff, stirring, stir There wasn't a breath of air in the tent 2 hint, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BREATH — See: CATCH ONE'S BREATH, DRAW A LONG BREATH or TAKE A LONG BREATH, HOLD ONE'S BREATH, IN THE SAME BREATH, …
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREATH — сущ. 1) дыхание; вздох below/under one's breath ≈ тихо, шепотом to bate one's breath ≈ затаить дыхание to catch, hold …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AIR — 1. сущ. 1) воздух; атмосфера to clear the air ≈ очищать атмосферу to breathe air, inhale air ≈ вдыхать кислород …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BREATH — breath.ogg breθ n 1. 1> дыхание second breath - а) спорт. второе дыхание; б) новый прилив энергии alternate breath - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AIR — air.ogg _I 1. eə n 1. воздух; атмосфера stale fresh, foul, night, winter air - затхлый свежий, спёртый, ночной, зимний …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AIR — 1) воздух; воздушная среда 2) воздушное пространство 3) метео атмосфера 4) горн. (рудничная) атмосфера 5) излучать радиосигнал ( в эфир …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
AIR — 1) воздух; воздушная среда 2) воздушное пространство 3) метео атмосфера 4) горн. (рудничная) атмосфера 5) излучать радиосигнал (в эфир) 6) вести радио- или телепередачу • on air …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
AIR — 1) воздух; воздушная среда; атмосфера access for air — доступ воздуха to admit air — впускать воздух to bleed air from brakes — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FRESH — fresh прил.1) свежий (недавно приготовленный, не испортившийся) They have fresh bread every morning at the bakery. — Каждое утро в …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BREATH — breath сущ.1) дыхание; вздох below/under one's breath — тихо, шепотом to bate one's breath — затаить дыхание to catch, hold …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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