Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Breath

out of breath
息を切らして

Example:
I'm out of breath after that long jog.
長くジョギングして息を切らせてた。

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catch one's breath
息が正常にもどる。

Example:
I want to catch my breath a bit, wait up.
待て、ちょっと息ができるまで休憩したい。

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Comment:
I don't think that Japanese was very good. Not sure if there's an ideal Japanese counterpart.

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catch one's breath/take a breather
一息つく

Example:
I don't even get a chance to catch my breath with all the work that piles up.
こんだけ仕事が溜まってきて、一息つく機会もない。

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1 comment:

Tanaka said...

catch one's breath = 息を整える かな。
one's って、誰のかは明らかなのに必要なのがめんどくさい。