breathing room in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for breathing room in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. breathe (inhale, respire):

breathe air, oxygen, gas, scent

respirer

to breathe one's last lit

rendre son dernier soupir

to breathe its last fig

dire son dernier mot

2. breathe (exhale, blow):

breathe air, smoke, germs

souffler (on sur)

breathe fire, vapour

cracher

3. breathe (whisper):

breathe

murmurer (to à)

I won't breathe a word

je n'en soufflerai pas un mot

don't breathe a word!

pas un mot!

4. breathe (inspire with):

to breathe hope into sb

redonner de l'espoir à qn

to breathe (some) life into sth

animer qc

to breathe life into God:

insuffler la vie dans

to breathe new life into sth

donner un second souffle à qc

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

1. breathe (respire):

breathe

respirer

to breathe hard or heavily

souffler fort, haleter

to breathe easily or freely lit

respirer librement

to breathe more easily fig

respirer

2. breathe (exhale, blow):

breathe

souffler

to breathe over sb/on sth

souffler sur qn/sur qc

3. breathe (wine):

breathe

s'aérer

III.breathe [Brit briːð, Am brið]

to breathe down sb's neck inf (watch closely)

être sur le dos de qn inf

to breathe down sb's neck (be close behind)

être sur les talons de qn inf

to breathe fire

fulminer

to live and breathe sth

ne vivre que pour qc

breathing [Brit ˈbriːðɪŋ, Am ˈbriðɪŋ] N

1. breathing (respiration):

breathing

respiration f

breathing attr difficulty, exercise

respiratoire, de respiration

2. breathing LING (diacritic):

breathing

esprit m

rough/smooth breathing

esprit rude/doux

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

1. room (closed area):

room (for living)

pièce f

room (for sleeping)

chambre f

room (for working)

bureau m

room (for meetings, teaching, operating)

salle f

a three room apartment

un appartement de trois pièces

the room fell silent

tout le monde se tut

in the next room

dans la pièce d'à côté

‘rooms to let’

‘chambres à louer’

room 159

la chambre 159

room and board

chambre avec repas

he gets room and board

il est logé (et) nourri

2. room U (space):

room

place f (for pour, to do pour faire)

to make room

faire de la place

to take up room

prendre de la place

to be short of room

manquer de place

3. room (opportunity):

room for improvement/doubt

possibilité f d'amélioration/de doute

room for manoeuvre

marge f de manœuvre

II.rooms N npl dated

1. rooms (rented):

rooms

meublé m

2. rooms Brit UNIV:

rooms

chambre f d'étudiant

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

room

loger

to room with sb

loger chez qn

we room together

nous habitons ensemble

IV.-roomed COMP

4-roomed

de 4 pièces

V.room [Brit ruːm, rʊm, Am rum, rʊm]

there is always room at the top

quand on veut réussir dans la vie on peut

breathing room in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for breathing room in the English»French Dictionary

breathing room, breathing space N

1. breathing room (time):

breathing room

répit m

to need some breathing room

avoir besoin de respirer

2. breathing room (space):

breathing room

espace m

Translations for breathing room in the English»French Dictionary

I.breathe [bri:ð] VB intr

1. breathe ANAT:

breathe

respirer

to breathe through one's nose

respirer par le nez

2. breathe fig:

to breathe more easily

respirer

II.breathe [bri:ð] VB trans

1. breathe (exhale):

to breathe air into sb's lungs

insuffler de l'air dans les poumons de qn

to breathe garlic fumes

souffler des relents d'ail

2. breathe (whisper):

breathe

chuchoter

3. breathe (let out):

to breathe a sigh of relief

soupirer de soulagement

Phrases:

to breathe (new) life into sth

redonner de la vie à qc

to breathe down sb's neck

être sur le dos de qn

not to breathe a word

ne pas souffler mot

breathing N no pl

breathing

respiration f

I.room [ru:m] N

1. room:

room (in house)

pièce f

room (in house)

place f Belg, Nord

room (bedroom)

chambre f

room (classroom, meeting room)

salle f

room (for work)

bureau m

room and board

chambre et pension

2. room no pl (space):

room

place f

to take up room

prendre de la place

there's not enough room to swing a cat

il n'y a pas de place pour se retourner

3. room no pl (possibility):

room

marge f

to have room for sth

avoir une marge de qc

to have room for improvement

pouvoir mieux faire

II.room [ru:m] VB intr

to room with sb Am (share a room)

partager une chambre avec qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This move was meant to allow both stations some breathing room and ratings have strengthened since that time.

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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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This gave the team some breathing room, so they redesigned the /26's inlets for increased air flow, and thus thrust.

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

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

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Most experts recommend a little breathing room in your budget.

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

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