hengähtää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- breathe verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
Senses
hengähtää is used for these senses in English:
- breathe (intransitive, now, rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
- catch one's breath to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity, so that one's breathing becomes easier
- take a breather (idiomatic) To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.
breathe — full definition
- verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
- verb To pause briefly to rest or recover.
- verb To say something very quietly, almost as a whisper.