nefes
1. breath. 2. puff, draw, drag (on a pipe, cigarette). 3. instant, moment. 4. breath which has healing power (and which is blown upon the sick). 5. poem (sung by dervishes). 6. slang hashish, hash. -- alamamak 1. to be unable to breathe properly. 2. to be very busy, not to have time to catch one´s breath. -- aldırmamak /a/ to work (someone) very hard, not to give (someone) a chance to catch his breath. -- almak 1. to breathe; to breathe in, inhale. 2. to feel relieved, breathe freely. 3. to take a short break, catch one´s breath; to rest. 4. to live, breathe. -- borusu anat. trachea. -- çekmek 1. to take a puff, draw, or drag (on a pipe, cigarette). 2. slang to smoke some hash. 3. slang to have sexual intercourse, have sex. -- darlığı 1. shortness of breath. 2. asthma. -- etmek /a/ to blow one´s breath upon (someone) (to cure him/her of an ailment). -- kesici breathtaking, thrilling; suspenseful, suspense-filled. --i kesilmek to be thrilled: O manzara karşısında herkesin nefesi kesildi. That view took everybody´s breath away. --i kesilmek/daralmak/tutulmak 1. to have difficulty breathing. 2. to gasp, catch one´s breath. -- nefese out of breath, panting. -- tüketmek 1. to talk at great length, talk until one is blue in the face. 2. to expend a lot of hot air for nothing, waste one´s breath. -- vermek to breathe out, exhale.