Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
durchschnaufen
English translation:
take a breather
Added to glossary by
William Stein
Aug 19, 2003 20:25
20 yrs ago
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German term
durchschnaufen
German to English
Marketing
Tourism & Travel
Thermal Baths
Sich mal richtig verwoehnen lassen, durchschnaufen, ausruhen - das Thermalbad Bad Rodach tut richtig gut.
I can't get 'blowing the cobwebs away' out of my head, but I think this has more to do with a 'full body & soul cleansing/purificaton'....
TIA
I can't get 'blowing the cobwebs away' out of my head, but I think this has more to do with a 'full body & soul cleansing/purificaton'....
TIA
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1 hr
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Works in field
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
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take time out to catch your breath
out with bad air, in with the good
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take a breather
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take a breather
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you everybody for blowing the cobwebs away.
Take a breather is excellent!"
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6 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
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Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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88
let it all out/let it all hang out
As you know, the regular translation of Schnaufen is to breathe heavily, puff, pant, blow.
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Eckhard Boehle
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
experienced - thorough - reliable - fast
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
breathe deeply / take a deep breath
be pampered / treat yourself, breathe deeply / take a deep breath, relax - the spa resort Bad Rodach is good for you.
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swisstell
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Ellen Zittinger
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Steffen Walter
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Nikolaus Halter
Native in German
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English
Native speaker of English and German
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: English to German, German to English, English, and 1 more.
exhale
that's how I would put it
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Nancy Arrowsmith
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literary and scientific translations
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, English, and 3 more.
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take a break
to realy let yourself be pampered, to take a break from restlessness, and to relax
the cleansing part doesn't seem to be in German text, although it would certainly fit...
the cleansing part doesn't seem to be in German text, although it would certainly fit...
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
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80
recharge your batteries
another one
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