lungful

[US]/'lʌŋfʊl/
[UK]/'lʌŋfʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. capacidade dos pulmões
adj. capacidade dos pulmões
Word Forms
Plurallungfuls

Example Sentences

take a deep lungful of fresh air

respire profundamente um pulmão de ar fresco

fill your lungs with a lungful of oxygen

encha seus pulmões com um pulmão de oxigênio

breathe in a lungful of the sea breeze

respire um pulmão de brisa do mar

get a lungful of the crisp mountain air

pegue um pulmão de ar puro da montanha

inhale a lungful of fragrant flowers

inspire um pulmão de flores perfumadas

Real-world Examples

He finally blew out the lungful of smoke that he had sucked in earlier—right in Wang's face.

Ele finalmente soprou a quantidade de fumaça que havia sugado antes—diretamente no rosto de Wang.

Source: The Three-Body Problem I

He took a deep lungful of smoke and expelled it between his teeth with a faint hiss.

Ele respirou fundo, tragou fumaça e a exalou entre os dentes com um leve sibilo.

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

She took a deep lungful of smoke and let it pour out through her mouth with a slow sigh.

Ela respirou fundo, tragou fumaça e a deixou sair pela boca com um longo suspiro.

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

He took a deep lungful of smoke and let it out between his teeth in a long, quiet sigh.

Ele respirou fundo, tragou fumaça e a deixou sair entre os dentes com um longo e silencioso suspiro.

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 2)

He took out his cigarette case and lit a cigarette and swallowed a deep lungful of smoke and let the smoke come out between his teeth with a long, relaxed hiss.

Ele tirou seu estojo de cigarro, acendeu um cigarro e tragou uma lufada de fumaça, deixando a fumaça sair entre os dentes com um longo e relaxado sibilo.

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 2)

" Plants are the basis of all life, including ourselves. We depend upon them for every mouth of food that we eat and every lungful of air that we breathe, " said David Attenborough, presenter of the series.

“ As plantas são a base de toda a vida, incluindo a nossa. Dependemos delas para cada bocado de comida que comemos e cada lufada de ar que respiramos”, disse David Attenborough, apresentador da série.

Source: 21st Century English Newspaper

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