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It was hard to breathe the thick air, now filled with the smell of spoiled meat.Costaba trabajo respirar el aire viciado e impregnado del olor de carne podrida.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
The sensation that he was walking into a gunsight was like pressure on his chest. He thought he could not breathe.La sensación de encontrarse en el punto de mira de Ferguson era acuciante y le quitaba el aire.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
(Note: Martian "air" is primarily carbon dioxide, not the nitrogen-oxygen mix we breathe on Earth.)(Nota: el "aire" marciano está compuesto principalmente por bióxido de carbono, no por la mezcla de nitrógeno y oxígeno que respiramos aquí en la Tierra.)http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
Her blood seeped into him; she watched him breathe through his open mouth.Su sangre se filtró en él; ella lo vio respirar por la boca abierta.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
Timmy wanted to tell them it was all a lie, but he couldn’t breathe, couldn’t speak with the arm squeezing his neck.Timmy quería decirles que era mentira, pero no podía respirar, no podía hablar con aquel brazo asfixiándolo.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
“Nick, we barely know each other.” It was still hard to breathe.– Nick, apenas nos conocemos -todavía le costaba trabajo respirar.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
When his mouth opened slightly, as if he couldn’t breathe, she gained the courage to gently wrap her hand around his rigid sex.Cuando él abrió la boca ligeramente, como si no pudiera respirar, ella juntó el valor suficiente para apretar suavemente su sexo rígido con la mano.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
While she still breathed heavily, she said, "Hold his head down."Mientras todavía respiraba pesadamente, ella dijo: – Mantén tu cabeza abajo.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
Analysis of arterial blood gases while the patient was breathing room air indicated a Pa02 of 50 mm Hg and a PaC02 of 31 mm Hg; pH was 7.45 and arterial oxygen saturation was 87%.Los datos de la gasometría arterial a aire ambiente fueron los siguientes: presión arterial de oxígeno de 50 mmHg, presión arterial de anhídrido carbónico de 31 mmHg, pH de 7,45 y saturación arterial de oxígeno del 87%.© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
The most accepted definition of dyspnoea is the "uncomfortable sensation when breathing".La definición más aceptada de disnea es la de una "sensación incómoda de respirar".© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
Patients underwent spirometry according to the guidelines of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR),13 and arterial blood gases were measured with patients breathing room air.Se les practicó una espirometría forzada según las normas de la Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica13, además de una gasometría arterial a aire ambiente.© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
"Ah, hell," she breathed.– Ah, ¡Demonios! -respiró-.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
I think I talked to him about life's responsibilities, the things I believed in and clung to in order to keep breathing.Creo que le hablé de las responsabilidades de la vida, de las cosas en las que yo creía, a las que yo me aferraba para seguir respirando.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
"Such size," the other breathed.– Menudo tamaño -respiró el otro-.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
"We are going to visit a living, breathing star for the first time," says program scientist Lika Guhathakurta of NASA Headquarters."Visitaremos una estrella viva, que respira, por primera vez en la historia", dice la científica Lika Guhathakurta, de las oficinas centrales de la NASA.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
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Collocations
breathe in
aspirar
breathe out
exhalar
breathe in
inhalar
breathe in
inspirar
breathe a sigh
dar un suspiro
breathe a sigh of relief
dar un suspiro de alivio
breathing zone
zona de respiración
abdominal breathing
respiración abdominal
breathing cycle
ciclo respiratorio
cluster breathing
respiracion en accesos
forced inhalation abdominal breathing
respiración abdominal de inhalación forzada
intermittent positive pressure breathing unit
unidad de respiración con presión positiva intermitente
Kussmaul breathing
respiración de Kussmaul
neonatal breathing
respiración neonatal
open-circuit breathing system
respirador de circuito abierto
Word forms
breathe
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | breathed |
Imperative | breathe |
Present Participle (Participle I) | breathing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | breathed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I breathe | we breathe |
you breathe | you breathe |
he/she/it breathes | they breathe |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am breathing | we are breathing |
you are breathing | you are breathing |
he/she/it is breathing | they are breathing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have breathed | we have breathed |
you have breathed | you have breathed |
he/she/it has breathed | they have breathed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been breathing | we have been breathing |
you have been breathing | you have been breathing |
he/she/it has been breathing | they have been breathing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I breathed | we breathed |
you breathed | you breathed |
he/she/it breathed | they breathed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was breathing | we were breathing |
you were breathing | you were breathing |
he/she/it was breathing | they were breathing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had breathed | we had breathed |
you had breathed | you had breathed |
he/she/it had breathed | they had breathed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been breathing | we had been breathing |
you had been breathing | you had been breathing |
he/she/it had been breathing | they had been breathing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will breathe | we shall/will breathe |
you will breathe | you will breathe |
he/she/it will breathe | they will breathe |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be breathing | we shall/will be breathing |
you will be breathing | you will be breathing |
he/she/it will be breathing | they will be breathing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have breathed | we shall/will have breathed |
you will have breathed | you will have breathed |
he/she/it will have breathed | they will have breathed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been breathing | we shall/will have been breathing |
you will have been breathing | you will have been breathing |
he/she/it will have been breathing | they will have been breathing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would breathe | we should/would breathe |
you would breathe | you would breathe |
he/she/it would breathe | they would breathe |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be breathing | we should/would be breathing |
you would be breathing | you would be breathing |
he/she/it would be breathing | they would be breathing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have breathed | we should/would have breathed |
you would have breathed | you would have breathed |
he/she/it would have breathed | they would have breathed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been breathing | we should/would have been breathing |
you would have been breathing | you would have been breathing |
he/she/it would have been breathing | they would have been breathing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am breathed | we are breathed |
you are breathed | you are breathed |
he/she/it is breathed | they are breathed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being breathed | we are being breathed |
you are being breathed | you are being breathed |
he/she/it is being breathed | they are being breathed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been breathed | we have been breathed |
you have been breathed | you have been breathed |
he/she/it has been breathed | they have been breathed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was breathed | we were breathed |
you were breathed | you were breathed |
he/she/it was breathed | they were breathed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being breathed | we were being breathed |
you were being breathed | you were being breathed |
he/she/it was being breathed | they were being breathed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been breathed | we had been breathed |
you had been breathed | you had been breathed |
he/she/it had been breathed | they had been breathed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be breathed | we shall/will be breathed |
you will be breathed | you will be breathed |
he/she/it will be breathed | they will be breathed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been breathed | we shall/will have been breathed |
you will have been breathed | you will have been breathed |
he/she/it will have been breathed | they will have been breathed |