Translation of "fetch breath" to French

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Dictionary translations for "fetch breath"

fetch breath verb

respirer avec peine

Contexts with "fetch breath"

How long can you hold your breath? Combien de temps peux-tu retenir ta respiration ?

Shall I fetch your glasses from the living room, Dad? Voulez-vous que j'aille chercher vos lunettes dans la salle à manger, père ?

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.

I'm telling you, his old car won't fetch a red cent. J'te l'dis, sa vieille guimbarde ne vaut pas tripette.

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.

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