suspiro
sigh.
As children we learn in converse with our parents the significance of a sigh, or a firmly closed mouth, or fidgeting hands, or raised eyebrows.
con un gran suspiro
with a deep sigh
'That's wonderful, Tom!' said the director with a deep sigh.
dar un suspiro
breathe + a sigh
After hearing the good news, the two women breathed a simultaneous sigh.
dar un suspiro de alivio
breathe + a sigh of relief
heave + a sigh of relief
Coastal residents breathed a sigh of relief when the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm.
They must be heaving a sigh of relief today, that the council weren't brave enough to call their bluff.
en un suspiro
in no time
in no time at all
in a jiffy
in a trice
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.
The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'.
In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation - just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state.
He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
suspiro de alivio
sigh of relief
Unfortunately, the multimedia elements that enrich our electronic documents are extremely bulky, resulting in an almost audible sigh of relief when CD-ROMs became standard.
último suspiro
last breath
When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.