breathe

respirare

Far entrare aria nel corpo e poi espellerla.

In inglese semplice: To take air into your body and let it out again.

• Breathe slowly and relax.
• He breathed deeply before speaking.
• Can you breathe through your nose?

Come si usa: breathe through something (Try to breathe through your nose.); breathe on something (Breathe on the glass and wipe it clean.)

Sinonimi: respire

Espressioni comuni: breathe deeply, breathe in, breathe out

respirare, inalare

Far entrare nel corpo un determinato gas per restare in vita.

In inglese semplice: To take a particular gas into your body in order to stay alive.

• Humans need to breathe oxygen.
• The diver breathed air from a tank.
• Can these animals breathe the same gases as humans?

Sinonimi: inhale

Contrari: exhale

Espressioni comuni: breathe air, breathe oxygen, breathe pure oxygen

respirare

Assorbire i gas necessari per vivere ed espellere quelli di scarto, per esempio attraverso le branchie.

In inglese semplice: To take in the gases needed to live and release waste gases, as animals do through gills.

• Fish can breathe underwater.
• Some frogs breathe through their skin.
• How do insects breathe?

Come si usa: breathe through something (Fish breathe through their gills.)

Sinonimi: respire

Espressioni comuni: breathe underwater, breathe through gills, breathe through skin