breathing room in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for breathing room in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I need room to breathe

necesito mi espacio vital

Translations for breathing room in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.room [Am rum, rʊm, Brit ruːm, rʊm] N

1. room C:

room (in house, building)

habitación f

room (in house, building)

pieza f esp LatAm

room (bedroom)

habitación f

room (bedroom)

dormitorio m

room (bedroom)

cuarto m

room (bedroom)

pieza f esp LatAm

room (bedroom)

recámara f esp Mex

a two-/four-room house

una casa de dos/de cuatro habitaciones

a two-/four-room house

una casa de dos/de cuatro ambientes CSur

we'll hire a room for the meeting/reception

alquilaremos una sala para la reunión/recepción

single/double room

habitación individual/doble

the smallest room (in the house) euph, hum

el (cuarto de) baño

rooms to hire or for rent or Brit also to let

se alquilan habitaciones

room and board

pensión f completa

2. room U (space):

room

espacio m

room

lugar m

room

sitio m

there's room for one more

cabe uno más

there's room for one more

hay espacio or sitio or lugar para uno más

there's no room for anything else

no cabe nada más

there's no room for anything else

no hay sitio or lugar or espacio para nada más

they made room for me

me hicieron sitio

this table takes up too much room

esta mesa ocupa demasiado espacio or lugar

there's still room for improvement

todavía se puede mejorar

she's improved a lot — there was room!

ha mejorado mucho — ¡y buena falta le hacía!

there is no room for delay/error

uno no puede atrasarse/equivocarse

there is no room for delay/error

no hay ningún margen para retrasos/errores

I need room to breathe

necesito mi espacio vital

II.room [Am rum, rʊm, Brit ruːm, rʊm] VB intr

I'm rooming with another student

vivo con or comparto una habitación (or un apartamento etc.) con otro estudiante

Smith rooms alone

Smith tiene una habitación or un cuarto para él solo

See also cat², cat¹

cat² N

cat → catalog or catalogue

cat¹ [Am kæt, Brit kat] N

1.1. cat (domestic animal):

cat

gato m / gata f

has the cat got your tongue? inf

¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? inf

has the cat got your tongue? inf

¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? Spain

he thinks he's the cat's whiskers or pajamas

se cree el súmmum

look what the cat's brought or dragged in! inf

¡hombre, mira quién viene por aquí!

you look like something the cat dragged in

¡parece que vinieras de la guerra!

not to have a cat in hell's chance Brit inf

no tener la más mínima posibilidad

there's not enough or no room to swing a cat inf

no cabe ni un alfiler inf

to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof

estar sobre ascuas

to fight like cat and dog

andar como (el) perro y (el) gato

those two are like cat and dog

esos dos se llevan or están siempre como el perro y el gato

to grin like a Cheshire cat

sonreír de oreja a oreja

to let the cat out of the bag

descubrir el pastel

to let the cat out of the bag

levantar la liebre

to let the cat out of the bag

levantar la perdiz RioPl

to play cat and mouse (with sb)

jugar al gato y al ratón (con alguien)

to rain cats and dogs

llover a cántaros or a mares

to see which way the cat jumps

ver por dónde van los tiros

to set or put the cat among the pigeons

levantar un revuelo

when the cat's away the mice will play

cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones

a cat may look at a king

los ojos son para mirar

a cat may look at a king

con mirar no se desgasta

1.2. cat (lion, tiger):

cat

felino m

the big cats

los felinos mayores

2.1. cat (spiteful woman):

cat inf

arpía f

2.2. cat (guy) Am:

cat sl, dated

tipo m inf

3. cat inf → caterpillar

breathing [Am ˈbriðɪŋ, Brit ˈbriːðɪŋ] N U

breathing

respiración f

heavy/regular breathing

respiración pesada/acompasada

I put the phone down when I heard heavy breathing

colgué el teléfono cuando empecé a oír unos jadeos

I put the phone down when I heard heavy breathing attr exercises

respiratorio

I put the phone down when I heard heavy breathing equipment

de respiración

I.breathe [Am brið, Brit briːð] VB intr

1. breathe person/animal/plant:

breathe

respirar

to breathe deeply

respirar hondo

give me a chance to breathe

déjame respirar

to breathe again/easily/freely

respirar tranquilo

2. breathe fabric/leather:

breathe

dejar pasar el aire

3. breathe wine/cheese:

breathe

respirar

II.breathe [Am brið, Brit briːð] VB trans

1. breathe air/fumes:

breathe

aspirar

breathe

respirar

to breathe one's last liter

exhalar el último suspiro liter

I thought I'd breathed my last hum

pensé que ya no contaba el cuento inf, hum

2. breathe:

breathe alcohol/onions

oler a

breathe disillusion/cynicism liter

destilar

she breathed garlic all over me

me echó todo su aliento a ajo

3. breathe (instill, inspire):

breathe

infundir

to breathe new life into sth

infundirle nueva vida a algo

4. breathe (utter):

breathe prayer

musitar

breathe sigh

dejar escapar

don't breathe a word of this to anyone

no le digas una palabra de esto a nadie

breathing room in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for breathing room in the English»Spanish Dictionary

breathing room N no pl, breathing space N no pl

breathing room

respiro m

Translations for breathing room in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.breathe [bri:ð] VB intr

breathe

respirar

to breathe again [or easily]

respirar tranquilo

to breathe through one's nose

respirar por la nariz

to let a wine breathe

dejar respirar un vino

II.breathe [bri:ð] VB trans

1. breathe (exhale):

to breathe alcohol

echar aliento a alcohol

to breathe smoke on sb

echar el humo a alguien

2. breathe (whisper):

breathe

musitar

3. breathe (let out):

breathe sigh

dejar escapar

breathing N no pl

breathing

respiración f

I.room [ru:m] N

1. room in house:

room

habitación m

room

pieza f LatAm

room

ambiente m CSur

room and board

pensión f completa

2. room no pl (space):

room

espacio m

to make room for sb/sth

hacer sitio parar alguien/algo

there's no more room for anything else

ya no cabe nada más

room for improvement

posibilidad f de mejorar

there is no room for doubt

no cabe duda

II.room [ru:m] VB intr Am

to room with sb

compartir alojamiento con alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That leaves the shutter with a little breathing room and clears the corner of the casing - it's a nice angle between the shutter and house.

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But battery capacity isn't increasing, despite the larger sizes, meaning more breathing room for the battery.

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Then we had the add-on runs in the eighth that gave us some breathing room.

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I want a little breathing room.

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But the musicians also utilize space to their advantage, where they often allow any given soloist, ample breathing room to reconfigure previously explored themes.

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He uses words carefully and as sparingly as possible, which often makes the breathing room left after a murmured threat as important as the line itself.

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However, various architectural features add breathing room as well as providing interesting views from within.

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The recession, which curbed industrial production and reduced demand for electricity, gave the province some breathing room.

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We thought we'd give them two seconds of breathing room.

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This style of shelter also provides some additional breathing room around the head.

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