sigh

sigh
1. verb
1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) suspirar
2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) suspirar, susurrar

2. noun
(an act of sighing.) suspiro
sigh1 n suspiro
"Thank goodness," she said with a sigh Gracias a Dios dijo con un suspiro
sigh2 vb suspirar
she sighed with relief suspiró aliviada
sigh
tr[saɪ]
noun
1 (of person) suspiro
intransitive verb
1 (person) suspirar (for, por); (wind) susurrar, gemir
she sighed with relief suspiró aliviada
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to breathe/heave a sigh of relief dar un suspiro de alivio, respirar aliviado,-a
sigh ['saɪ] vi
: suspirar
sigh n
: suspiro m
sigh
n.
ay s.m.
gemido s.m.
suspiro s.m.
v.
decir suspirando v.
suspirar v.

I saɪ
intransitive verb suspirar

to sigh FOR something/somebody — (liter) suspirar por algo/alguien

to sigh WITH something: he sighed with relief/contentment — suspiró aliviado/satisfecho


II
noun suspiro m

to heave a sigh — dar* un suspiro, suspirar

[saɪ]
1.
N [of person] suspiro m ; [of wind] susurro m , gemido m

to give or heave a sigh — dar un suspiro

to breathe a sigh of relief — suspirar aliviado, dar un suspiro de alivio

2.
VI [person] suspirar; [wind] susurrar

to sigh for — suspirar por

* * *

I [saɪ]
intransitive verb suspirar

to sigh FOR something/somebody — (liter) suspirar por algo/alguien

to sigh WITH something: he sighed with relief/contentment — suspiró aliviado/satisfecho


II
noun suspiro m

to heave a sigh — dar* un suspiro, suspirar


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