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breath·er

(brē′thər)

1. One that breathes, especially in a specified manner: a shallow breather.

2. Informal A short rest period: took a breather after skiing for two hours.

3. Informal An activity, such as strenuous exercise, that causes difficult breathing.

4. A small vent allowing the passage of gas or liquid to or from an enclosed area.

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breather

(ˈbriːðə)

1. informal a short pause for rest

2. a person who breathes in a specified way: a deep breather.

3. (Mechanical Engineering) a vent in a container to equalize internal and external pressure, such as the pipe in the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine

4. a small opening in a room, container, cover, etc, supplying air for ventilation

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breath•er

(ˈbri ðər)

n.

1. a pause, as for breath; break.

2. a person who breathes, esp. audibly or in a specified way.

3. a vent in an otherwise airtight tank to relieve pressure.

[1350–1400]

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Noun	1.	breather - a short respite breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, breath rest period, rest, respite, relief - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
	2.	breather - air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel breather, snorkel air duct, air passage, airway - a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) pigboat, submarine, U-boat, sub - a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

breather

noun (Informal) rest, break, halt, pause, recess, breathing space, breath of air Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

breather

noun

Informal. A pause or interval, as from work or duty:

break, intermission, recess, respite, rest, time-out.

Translations

استراحه، متنفس

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hvilpause

stundarhlé, pása

breather

[ˈbriːðəʳ] N (= short rest) → respiro m, descanso m
to take a breather → tomarse un respiro or descanso
to give sb a breather → dejar que algn se tome un respiro or descanso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

breather

[ˈbriːðə^r] n → moment m de repos or de répit
to have a breather → faire une petite pause
to take a breather → faire une petite pausebreath freshener [ˈfrɛʃnə^r] n → rafraîchisseur m d'haleine

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

breather

n (= short rest) → Atempause f, → Verschnaufpause f; to give somebody a breather → jdn verschnaufen lassen; to take or have a breather → sich verschnaufen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

breather

[ˈbriːðəʳ] n (fam) → attimo di respiro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

breathe

(briːð) verb

1. to draw in and let out (air etc) from the lungs. He was unable to breathe because of the smoke; She breathed a sigh of relief.

2. to tell (a secret). Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.

ˈbreather noun

a short rest or break from work etc. I must have a breather before I do any more.

breather

n. respirador; tregua, reposo.

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It chanced on that very evening that Sir Nigel Loring, having supped before sunset, as was his custom, and having himself seen that Pommers and Cadsand, his two war-horses, with the thirteen hacks, the five jennets, my lady's three palfreys, and the great dapple-gray roussin, had all their needs supplied, had taken his dogs for an evening breather. Sixty or seventy of them, large and small, smooth and shaggy--deer-hound, boar-hound, blood-hound, wolf-hound, mastiff, alaun, talbot, lurcher, terrier, spaniel--snapping, yelling and whining, with score of lolling tongues and waving tails, came surging down the narrow lane which leads from the Twynham kennels to the bank of Avon.

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