breathed

• Adjectif désuet ou archaïque signifiant « qui a un souffle » ou « vivant » ; également utilisé en phonétique pour décrire un son produit par expiration.

An archaic or obsolete adjective meaning 'having breath' or 'alive'; also used in phonetics to describe a sound produced with the breath.

1. Having a specified type of breathC1formal

   Used in combination to describe the quality or characteristic of someone's breath.

   Ayant un souffle de type spécifié

   • The dragon was fire-breathed and terrifying.
   • She was sweet-breathed after using the mint.
   • The old man was foul-breathed from years of smoking.

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le processus d'inspiration et d'expiration de l'air, ainsi que pour exprimer ou transmettre quelque chose avec douceur.

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.

   respirer

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

   Synonymesrespire

2. Be alive or existA2formal

   To be alive; to live.

   Être en vie, exister

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

   Synonymesexistlive

3. Express or exudeB2informal

   To show or express a quality or feeling.

   Exsuder, exprimer

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

   Synonymesconveydisplayemanateemitexpressexudemanifestradiate

Variantes phrasalbreathe inbreathe out