Grammatical class
Noun
haleine
breath
Details
Syllables
ha-lei-ne
Phonetics
a.lɛn
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
2455
Freq. (movies)
4700
Freq. (news)
10490
Sentences
Tu as mauvaise haleine.
Your breath smells.
Il était hors d'haleine.
He was out of breath.
Fais-moi sentir ton haleine !
Let me smell your breath.
Tout le monde est en haleine.
Everyone gasps.
Son haleine pue l'alcool.
He has boozy breath.
Le chien était hors d'haleine.
The dog was out of breath.
J'ai mauvaise haleine.
I have bad breath.
Ce sera un travail de longue haleine.
It's going to be a long slog.
Ta grammaire est meilleure que ton haleine !
Your grammar is better than your breath.
L'haleine de Tom sentait le vin et le tabac.
Tom's breath was redolent of wine and tobacco.
Son haleine puait l'alcool.
His breath reeked of liquor.
Tout hors d’haleine il prend pourtant sa place
All out of breath he took nonetheless his place