breathe

• Verb, das den Vorgang des Ein- und Ausatmens von Luft bezeichnet; auch verwendet, um etwas sanft auszudrücken oder weiterzugeben.

A verb used to indicate the act of taking air into the lungs and expelling it, or to express or impart something softly.

1. Inhale and exhale airA1formal

   To take air into the lungs and then expel it, as part of the respiratory process.

   Atmen

   • She breathed deeply after the long run.
   • The doctor told him to breathe slowly and calmly.
   • Fish breathe through their gills underwater.

   Synonymerespire

2. Be alive or existA2formal

   To be alive; to live.

   Leben

   • As long as I breathe, I will fight for justice.
   • He breathed his last breath peacefully.
   • The forest breathes with life in the spring.

   Synonymeexistlive

3. Express or exudeB2informal

   To show or express a quality or feeling.

   Ausstrahlen

   • The room breathes creativity and innovation.
   • She breathes confidence in every step she takes.
   • His music breathes passion and emotion.

   Synonymeconveydisplayemanateemitexpressexudemanifestradiate

Phrasal-Variantenbreathe inbreathe out