Sentence examples of "take breath" in English

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The Greeks invented the comma, not for their literature but for their actors, to warn them to take a deep breath in preparation of an upcoming long phrase; thus a comma represents a pause. Les Grecs inventèrent la virgule, non pour leur littérature mais pour leurs acteurs, pour les avertir de prendre une longue inspiration en préparation d'une longue phrase à venir ; une virgule représente donc une pause.
Take a deep breath. Prends une profonde inspiration.
When I take a deep breath, a pain runs down the right side of my back. Lorsque j'inspire profondément, une douleur me lance le long du côté droit de mon dos.
Take a deep breath, please. Prenez une profonde inspiration, je vous prie.
How long can you hold your breath? Combien de temps peux-tu retenir ta respiration ?
How long does it take to go from here to the Hilton Hotel? Combien de temps faut-il pour aller d'ici à l'Hôtel Hilton ?
My attitude to the comma is physiological; the more breath I have, the fewer commas I use. Mon attitude vis-à-vis des virgules est physiologique ; plus j'ai de souffle, moins j'ai besoin de virgules.
Do they take care of the dog? Prennent-ils soin du chien ?
His breath smells like goat cheese. Son haleine sent le fromage de chèvre.
Take the table outside, please. Porte la table à l'extérieur, s'il te plait.
Don't waste your breath. Ne gaspille pas ta salive.
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard. Donnez-lui la main, il vous prendra le bras.
When I saw it, it took my breath away. Quand je vis cela, j'en eus le souffle coupé.
It is time for me to take a vacation. Il est temps pour moi de prendre des vacances.
The students laughed under their breath when they saw that the teacher had put on his sweater backwards. Les élèves rirent dans leur barbe en voyant que le professeur avait mis son pull à l'envers.
It doesn't take very long. Ça ne prend pas beaucoup de temps.
He took a deep breath. Il prit une profonde inspiration.
How many pennies does it take to make one pound? Combien de cents faut-il pour faire une livre sterling ?
He quickly runs out of breath. Il s'essouffle vite.
This morning I missed the train I usually take. Ce matin j'ai raté le train que je prends d'habitude.
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