| gasp | vi 1. struggle for breath, tercungap-cungap, terengah-engah, termengah-mengah; ~ for breath, tercungap-cungap menarik nafas: he ~ed for breath as he came to the surface, dia tercungap-cungap menarik nafas apabila dia timbul ke permukaan air; 2. draw in breath sharply, seolah-olah tertahan: she ~ed at the man walking on the live coals, nafasnya seolah-olah tertahan melihat lelaki itu berjalan di atas bara api; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bate | vt; with ~d breath, dgn nafas tertahan: the crowd watched with ~d breath as the boat drifted towards the waterfall, orang ramai yg berkerumun memperhatikan sampan itu hanyut menuju air terjun dgn nafas tertahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breathless | adj 1. out of breath, panting, tercungap-cungap, termengah-mengah, terengah-engah: by the time she got to the top she was ~, apabila sampai di puncak, dia sudah tercungap-cungap; 2. without wind, tdk /berangin, berpuput/: the afternoon was hot and ~, tengah hari itu panas dan tdk berangin; 3. hold the breath, menahan nafas, terpegun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breath-taking | adj menakjubkan: a ~ performance, persembahan yg menakjubkan; a ~ view, pemandangan yg menakjubkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breath | as long as I have ~, selagi saya masih /bernafas, hidup/; catch o’s ~, nafas sso tertahan; for a ~ of fresh air, utk menghirup udara /bersih, nyaman/, utk mengambil angin; get o’s ~ (back), /dapat bernafas, berasa lega/ (kembali); have no ~ left, tdk dapat bernafas, tercungap-cungap; hold o’s ~, menahan nafas; in /one, the same/ ~ , dgn satu nafas, sekaligus; lose o’s ~, tercungap-cungap, termengah-mengah; be out of ~, sesak nafas, susah bernafas, tercungap-cungap, termengah-mengah; save o’s ~, jangan buang masa; take ~, bernafas, berehat utk menghilangkan lelah; take a deep ~, menarik nafas panjang; take so’s ~ away, membuat sso terpegun, menakjubkan sso; / under, below, beneath / o’s ~, perlahan-lahan: he said something under his ~ and left us, dia mengatakan sst perlahan-lahan dan meninggalkan kami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breath | n 1. air inhaled and exhaled, nafas: his ~ smells bad, nafasnya berbau busuk; 2. respiration, pernafasan; 3. light current (of air), [not translated]: there’s hardly a ~ of air, tdk ada angin sedikit pun; 4. suggestion, whisper, sedikit pun; (of scandal) bau-bau: there wasn’t a ~ of suspicion about her , sedikit pun tdk ada rasa curiga terhadapnya ; 5. slight sign, tanda: there’s a ~ of spring in the air, terdapat tanda musim bunga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| waft | n breath of air, scent, etc, bau (hembusan); (pleasant-smelling) bau semerbak: the ~s of cigarette smoke made me cough, bau hembusan asap rokok menyebabkan saya terbatuk; a ~ of perfume makes the whole room fragrant, bau semerbak minyak wangi membuat seluruh bilik itu harum; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| short | ~ of breath, sesak nafas, susah bernafas; ~ on, kurang: he is a rich man but ~ on manners, dia kaya tetapi kurang berbudi bahasa; go ~ of, kekurangan: no one should have to go ~ of food, seharusnya tdk sesiapa pun yg kekurangan makanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scant | ~ of breath, sukar bernafas; 2. bare, tdk sampai, kurang drpd: a tiny woman, a ~ 4 ft tall, seorang wanita yg kecil, tingginya tdk sampai 4 kaki. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fetch | ~ a breath, (rare), /menarik, menghela/ nafas; ~ a sigh, mengeluh; ~ so. a /slap, blow, box on the ears, etc/, /menampar, memukul, menempeleng, dll/ sso; ~ tears (to so’s eyes), menyebabkan sso mengeluarkan air mata: a play that ~ed tears, lakonan itu menyebabkan saya mengeluarkan air mata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |