German-English translation for "verschnaufen"

"verschnaufen" English translation

verschnaufen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i, sich verschnaufenreflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r <kein ge-; h>

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stop for breath , have a breather
examples
Let's rest for a few minutes.
Lasst uns für ein paar Minuten verschnaufen.
Source: Tatoeba
Tom is out of breath and needs to take a break.
Tom ist außer Atem und muss verschnaufen.
Source: Tatoeba
This, therefore, is not the time to run out of steam or to throw in the towel.
Es ist also jetzt nicht die Zeit zu verschnaufen oder die Hände in den Schoß zu legen.
Source: Europarl
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