Take a breather Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈteɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbɹiðɝ

TAYK-uh BREE-thur

UK

tˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /bɹˈiːðɐ

TAYK-uh BREE-thuh

التعريف

To pause for a short time in order to rest, especially after doing something tiring.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often used after physical or mental effort. Typical with verbs like "need","should", or questions ("Let's take a breather"). Closely related to "take a break," but usually shorter and for quick rest.

• Spanish: tomarse un respiro - tomar un descanso breve
• Portuguese (BR): dar uma pausa - tomar um fôlego
• Portuguese (PT): fazer uma pausa - tomar fôlego
• Chinese (Simplified): 喘口气 - 休息一下
• Chinese (Traditional): 喘口氣 - 休息一下
• Hindi: थोड़ा ब्रेक लेना - सांस लेना
• Arabic: أخذ قسط من الراحة - التقاط الأنفاس
• Bengali: একটু বিরতি নেওয়া - একটু বিশ্রাম নেওয়া
• Russian: передохнуть - сделать короткую паузу
• Japanese: ひと休みする - 休憩を取る
• Vietnamese: nghỉ một chút - nghỉ lấy sức
• Korean: 잠깐 쉬다 - 잠깐 숨 돌리다
• Turkish: nefes almak - kısa bir mola vermek
• Urdu: تھوڑا آرام کرنا - سانس لینا (وقفے کے طور پر)
• Indonesian: ngambil napas sebentar - istirahat sebentar

جمل نموذجية

Let's take a breather before starting the next exercise.

basic

You look tired. You should take a breather.

basic

I need to take a breather after climbing the stairs.

basic

Can we take a breather? My brain needs a break from all this math.

natural

I just need to take a breather—it's been a crazy morning.

natural

Why don't you take a breather while I finish up here?

natural