aliento

Definitions of aliento
  1. noun
    the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
    synonyms: respiración, respiro, resuello
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    jadeo
    breathing heavily (as after exertion)
    humo
    the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
    ronquido, ronquidos
    the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
    lloriqueo, resfriado, resuello
    the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
    resuello
    breathing with a husky or whistling sound
    resoplido
    blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
    type of:
    actividad, función corporal, proceso orgánico
    an organic process that takes place in the body
  2. noun
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
    synonyms: caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito, tufo
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    caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito, tufo
    the act of expelling air from the lungs
    aspiración, inhalación, inspiración, vaho, vaporizo
    the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
    soplido, soplo
    forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
    boqueada, grito, resuello
    a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
    calada, chupada, resoplido
    a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
    type of:
    actividad, función corporal, proceso orgánico
    an organic process that takes place in the body
  3. noun
    the act of expelling air from the lungs
    synonyms: caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito, tufo
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    types:
    soplido, soplo
    forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
    type of:
    caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito, tufo
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
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