ånde

breath, breathe, respire

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I. (en) breath;

[drage ånde] draw one's breath;

[dårlig ånde] bad (el. smelly) breath,

F fetid breath,

(med.) halitosis;

[holde en i ånde]

(dvs få til at arbejde) keep somebody at it (el. up to the mark el. up to scratch),

(holde beskæftiget) keep somebody on the go ( fx the children kept me on the go all day);

[holde sine tilhørere i ånde] hold the attention of one's audience.

II. vb breathe,

F respire;

[ånde dybt] draw a deep breath, breathe deeply;

[leve og ånde for], se leve;

[alt åndede fred] everything breathed peace;

[ånde ind] breathe in,

F inhale;

[ånde (lettet) op, ånde frit igen] (be able to) breathe again, breathe a sigh of relief;

[ånde på] breathe on;

[ånde ud] breathe out,

F exhale.