take a breather

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

take a breather (third-person singular simple present takes a breather, present participle taking a breather, simple past took a breather, past participle taken a breather)

1. (idiomatic) To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.

   Why don't we stop and take a breather before we continue?

Translations

to take a break

• Finnish: hengähtää (fi)
• French: souffler (fr)
• German: eine Pause machen
• Polish: odsapywać impf, odsapnąć pf
• Russian: передохнуть (ru) (peredoxnutʹ)
• Spanish: hacer una pausa

See also

• catch one's breath
• get some air