fôlego

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Portuguese

Etymology

From folegar (“to breathe”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.le.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.le.ɡo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.lɨ.ɡu/

Noun

fôlego m (plural fôlegos)

breath
Synonym: alento

Estou sem fôlego.
I am out of breath.
wind (ability to breathe properly)
(by extension) impetus, spirit
Deu novo fôlego a este lugar.
It gave new life to this place.

Derived terms

de tirar o fôlego

Further reading

“fôlego” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“fôlego”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
“fôlego”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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