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breathe

/briːð/ [breathed, breathing]

Translation

v [t, i]
respirar
to breathe deeply
respirar profundamente
not to breathe a word
no soltar ni una palabra
to breathe down sb's neck (inform)
estar encima de alguien
to breathe (new) life into sth
infundir vida a algo
to breathe (sth) in to breathe (sth) out
(Definition of breathe v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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