Phrase guide

fresh air

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The natural, clean air from outside, as opposed to the relatively stuffy air inside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Farmers are generally very healthy people, because they have a healthy diet and get lots of fresh air.
  • After spending all week locked up in his room working on his project, James was pleased to get some fresh air in the park.

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هَوَاء نَقِيّ (hawāʔ naqiyy) — clean air from outside
  • Central Bikol: hayahay — clean air from outside
  • Catalan: aire fresc — clean air from outside
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新鮮空氣 /新鲜空气 (xīnxiān kōngqì) — clean air from outside
  • Corsican: aria fresca — clean air from outside
  • Crimean Tatar: taze ava — clean air from outside
  • Czech: čerstvý vzduch — clean air from outside
  • Egyptian: U5:a-w-TAw (mꜣꜥw) — clean air from outside
  • Estonian: värske õhk — clean air from outside
  • Finnish: raitisilma — clean air from outside
  • French: air frais — clean air from outside
  • Galician: aire fresco — clean air from outside
  • German: frische Luft — clean air from outside
  • German: Frischluft — clean air from outside
  • Greek: καθαρός αέρας (katharós aéras) — clean air from outside
  • Hindi: ताजा हवा (tājā havā) — clean air from outside
  • Italian: aria fresca — clean air from outside
  • Japanese: 新鮮な空気 (shinsen na kūki) — clean air from outside
  • Khmer: អាកាស (ʼaakaah) — clean air from outside
  • Korean: 신선한 공기 (sinseonhan gonggi) — clean air from outside
  • Kumyk: таза гьава (taza hawa) — clean air from outside
  • Northern Kurdish: hewayê fênik — clean air from outside
  • Māori: hauhau — clean air from outside
  • Polish: świeże powietrze — clean air from outside
  • Portuguese: ar fresco — clean air from outside
  • Romanian: aer proaspăt — clean air from outside
  • Russian: све́жий во́здух (svéžij vózdux) — clean air from outside
  • Slovak: čerstvý vzduch — clean air from outside
  • Spanish: aire fresco — clean air from outside
  • Spanish: oreo — clean air from outside
  • Swahili: hewa safi — clean air from outside
  • Swedish: frisk luft — clean air from outside
  • Tamil: புதுக்காற்று (putukkāṟṟu) — clean air from outside
  • Thai: อากาศบริสุทธิ์ (aagàat borrísùt) — clean air from outside
  • Turkish: temiz hava — clean air from outside
  • Ukrainian: сві́же пові́тря (svíže povítrja) — clean air from outside
  • Vietnamese: không khí trong lành — clean air from outside
  • Vietnamese: khí trời — clean air from outside