lung

poumon

Chacun des deux organes de la poitrine qui se remplissent d’air quand on respire.

En anglais simple : One of the two organs in your chest that fill with air when you breathe.

• Smoking can damage your lungs.
• The doctor listened to her left lung.
• He filled his lungs with fresh air.

Expressions courantes : lung cancer, lung disease, left lung

poumon vert

Lieu couvert d’arbres ou de plantes qui fournit de l’air frais aux environs.

En anglais simple : A place with trees or plants that provides fresh air for a surrounding area.

• The park is the city’s green lung.
• These forests serve as lungs for the region.
• Developers threatened a vital green lung outside town.

Comment l'utiliser : the lung of somewhere (The forest is the lung of the city.)

Expressions courantes : green lung, lung of something

souffle

Capacité à respirer assez fortement pour un effort physique intense ; généralement employé au pluriel.

En anglais simple : The ability to breathe strongly enough for hard physical activity, usually spoken of in the plural.

• You need strong lungs for this climb.
• He has the lungs to sing all evening.
• She no longer has the lungs for long races.

Comment l'utiliser : the lungs for something (He has the lungs for a long swim.); the lungs to do something (She has the lungs to shout across the field.)

Synonymes : stamina, breath

Expressions courantes : strong lungs, lungs for something