вдохну́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• breathe verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
• inhale verb To breathe air or another substance into the lungs.
• inspire verb To fill someone with the motivation or creative energy to do something.
• snort noun A short, harsh sound made by forcing air through the nose.

Senses

вдохну́ть is used for these senses in English:

• breathe (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• breathe (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
• inspire To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
• snort (transitive, slang, originally, US) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.

breathe — full definition

1. verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
2. verb To pause briefly to rest or recover.
3. verb To say something very quietly, almost as a whisper.

inhale — full definition

1. verb To breathe air or another substance into the lungs.
2. verb (informal) To eat something very quickly.

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