hold one's breath

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46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Cherokee: ᎠᏔᏬᏍᏗᎭ (atawosdiha) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Chinese Mandarin: 屏息 (bǐngxī) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Chinese Mandarin: 屏氣 /屏气 (bǐngqì) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Chinese Mandarin: 屏住呼吸 (bǐnɡzhù hūxī) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Finnish: pidättää hengitystään — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• French: retenir son souffle — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Georgian: სუნთქვის შეკავება (suntkvis šeḳaveba) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• German: den Atem anhalten — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Greek: κρατάω την ανάσα μου (kratáo tin anása mou) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Hindi: अपनी साँस रोकना (apnī sā̃s roknā) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Icelandic: halda niðri í sér andanum — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Italian: trattenere il fiato — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Japanese: 息を殺す (iki o korosu) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Japanese: 息を詰める (iki o tsumeru) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Khmer: អត់ដង្ហើម (ʼɑtdɑɑnghaəm) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Lao: ອັດໃຈ (ʼat chai) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Macedonian: го држи здивот (go drži zdivot) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Māori: pape — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Māori: pepa — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Māori: kuku — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Māori: kumu — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Polish: wstrzymywać oddech — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Polish: wstrzymać oddech — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Portuguese: prender a respiração — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Portuguese: suster a respiração — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Russian: затаи́ть дыха́ние (zataítʹ dyxánije) — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Spanish: aguantar la respiración — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Spanish: contener el aliento — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Swedish: hålla andan — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Tagalog: magpigil ng hininga — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Turkish: nefesini tutmak — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Turkish: soluğunu tutmak — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Vietnamese: nín thở — to keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling
• Finnish: pidättää hengitystään — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• French: se faire des illusions — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• French: se faire des idées — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• French: compter sur quelque chose — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• German: sich große Hoffnungen machen — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• Greek: περιμένω πώς και πώς (periméno pós kai pós) — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• Italian: restare col fiato sospeso — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• Italian: non sperarci — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• Italian: non farsi illusioni — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• Portuguese: esperar sentado — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• Swedish: hålla andan — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• Turkish: nefesini tutup beklemek — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon
• Vietnamese: nín thở — to wait expectantly for something to happen soon