aliento
breath.
The energy comes from the diaphragm, which propels the breath like stones from a catapult so that the words are lobbed from speaker to listener.
aguantar el aliento
hold + Posesivo + breath
Holding the breath also helps you to concentrate better.
contener el aliento
hold + Posesivo + breath
Holding the breath also helps you to concentrate better.
dejar sin aliento
leave + Nombre + breathless
leave + Nombre + speechless
knock + Posesivo + socks off
take + Posesivo + breath away
The identification of resources, the referral of colleagues and studnets, the reliance on the content have been so transfigured in the electronic world that it should leave the researchers breathless.
The teachings of Maimonides do not leave us speechless but enable us to reach a new level of understanding of the deity.
One person that manages to perk up Simon's moods however, is his fiancé who he claims knocked his socks off.
For mountain dwellers it's not the lack of oxygen that takes their breath away, it's the lack of food.
falta de aliento
shortness of breath
Shortness of breath is a very serious symptom in children and should never be ignored.
falto de aliento
breathless
The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.
grito de aliento
cheer
Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
hablar hasta quedarse sin aliento
talk until + be + blue in the face
He said Faulkner was a 'full-time mountain shiner' who could talk moonshine until he was 'blue in the face'.
mal aliento
bad breath
Oral products including mouthwash may actually be leading to bad breath because of the presence of alcohol.
no desperdiciar el aliento
save + Posesivo + breath
Much as we respect him, we'd advise him to save his breath when it comes to preaching austerity.
palabras de aliento
pep talk
kind words
A pep talk might take the tack of saying if only we pull together, our problems will vanish and the world will be a marvelous place in short order.
They were magnanimous in victory, offering kind words to the losing team.
Posesivo + último aliento
Posesivo + last breath
A murder victim shot through the heart in a gang-related killing managed to name his attacker 'in his dying breath'.
quedarse sin aliento
run out of + breath
Anyway, I want to try to run at least 3 miles without stopping and running out of breath.
quitar el aliento
take + Posesivo + breath away
For mountain dwellers it's not the lack of oxygen that takes their breath away, it's the lack of food.
recuperar el aliento
catch + Posesivo + breath
You wait a little and catch your breath and hear the song of the mourning dove, its cooing nearly putting you to sleep.
sin aliento
breathlessly
breathless
out of breath
These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.
The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.
It's normal to feel out of breath when you're first starting to run.
tomar aliento
draw + a breath
Stanton drew a breath and went on, 'We'll accept equivalent experience in lieu of professional experience... Let me get the exact wording' - she fumbled through some papers in a folder - 'so long as it, ah! here it is, quote, is sufficient to indicate ability to do the job, unquote'.
