See breather in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "short break",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pause"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "short break",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Verschnaufpause"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "short break",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"feminine"
],
"word": "Atempause"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "short break",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aash veg"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "viśrāntī",
"sense": "short break",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "विश्रांती"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "short break",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "odsapka"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "peredýška",
"sense": "short break",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "переды́шка"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "short break",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "oddych"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "short break",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "respiro"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "short break",
"word": "ara"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perepočýnok",
"sense": "short break",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "перепочи́нок"
}
],
"word": "breather"
}
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