breathe in

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action d'inspirer de l'air dans les poumons par le nez ou la bouche.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of taking air into the lungs through the nose or mouth.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Inhale airformal

   To take air into the lungs through the nose or mouth.

   inspirer

   • Breathe in deeply and then exhale slowly.
   • She breathed in the fresh morning air.
   • The doctor told him to breathe in through his nose.

   Synonymesdraw ininhaleinspiresuck in

   Antonymesexhale

2. Absorb or take informal

   To take something into the body by breathing, such as a scent or substance.

   Inhaler (une substance)

   • He breathed in the smoke from the campfire.
   • She breathed in the perfume of the flowers.
   • Workers must avoid breathing in harmful chemicals.

   Synonymesaspiratedraw ininhaleinspiretake in

Verbe de basebreathe