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Meanings of
breathing space
in inglés
portugués
respiradouro
catalán
respir
español
respiro
Back to the meaning
A short respite.
breath
breather
breathing place
breathing spell
breathing time
español
respiro
español
espacio
Back to the meaning
Sufficient room for easy breathing or movement.
breathing room
español
espacio
Sinónimos
Examples for "
breath
"
breath
breather
breathing place
breathing spell
breathing time
Examples for "
breath
"
1
It seemed a simple one; both answered it in the same
breath
-
2
Persistent labor is the very
breath
of the soul, men; it-itis.
3
Gretchen laughed joyously; the vintner grinned; the sub-chief swore under his
breath
.
4
Asad listened in relieved amazement; Rosamund caught her
breath
in sheer dismay.
5
He was out of
breath
;
he staggered; he leaned against the wall.
1
The course work got so intense, I needed to take a
breather
.
2
Try and remember that nobody can work that intensively without a
breather
!
3
Ten minutes a quick
breather
later, he got back on and sent.
4
The Markets have taken a comparative
breather
overnight but are still down.
5
Photo: Kelly Donegan Taking a
breather
with my climbing buddies on Kilimanjaro.
1
I need air,
breathing
place
in this close room, and so must you.
2
Not an opening of any kind offered the mind a
breathing
place
under the free sky.
3
They came to the wide entrance of the Park, so wisely preserved as a
breathing
place
for future generations.
4
There was nothing above it but a high lead flat, which was sometimes used by the religious as watch-tower and
breathing
place
.
5
Are there any other safe places, or cleared-out
breathing
places
nearby?
1
Not that it really mattered if it brought me a
breathing
spell
.
2
Thus she might have got a
breathing
spell
,
but Red-Eye was fiendish.
3
I'm hot, at last cried Bob, stepping back for a
breathing
spell
.
4
The enemy drew back and the three had time for a
breathing
spell
.
5
He reached the ant-hill and demolished it and paused for a
breathing
spell
.
1
It is the first
breathing
time
I have had for fifteen years.
2
This peace seemed as though it would allow France some
breathing
time
.
3
Now we have
breathing
time
,
and in the end things may go otherwise.
4
It will give us
breathing
time
,
of which we are sadly in need.
5
This is the
breathing
time
of the day with me.
Written work.
breathing space. living and working at a comfortable pace in a speed-up society
Related terms
written work
Usage of
breathing space
in inglés
1
Good, that ought to give us a couple of minutes
breathing
space
.
2
Neither side really wants peace-justsome
breathing
space
to muster their forces.
3
The measure will provide
breathing
space
to thousands of troubled mortgage holders.
4
The outer boulevard is their
breathing
space
;
the suburbs belong to them.
5
Cotillard agrees that the country's strict privacy laws allow them
breathing
space
.
6
That gave CIC a
breathing
space
to respond in their own time.
7
The ceasefire allows some
breathing
space
for a solution to be found.
8
It was a case for delay; Mr. Harley must have
breathing
space
.
9
The agony was the
breathing
space
we had while they crept nearer.
10
It gave her a little
breathing
space
to follow her natural inclinations.
11
For a brief
breathing
space
the country was cleared of foreign mercenaries.
12
But it would give you a
breathing
space
to land another job.'
13
The leading couples stood for a moment's
breathing
space
near the summit.
14
With scarcely a
breathing
space
Almo was pitted against a fifth adversary.
15
But Carl's suicide bought the rest of them a little
breathing
space
.
16
Cornered, I sipped my coffee to give me a little
breathing
space
.
Other examples for "breathing space"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
breathing
space
breathing
breathe
Verb
Noun
Translations for
breathing space
portugués
respiradouro
catalán
respir
español
respiro
espacio
Breathing space
through the time
Breathing space
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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