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.

A1

Il était hors d'haleine.

He was out of breath.

A1

Fais-moi sentir ton haleine !

Let me smell your breath.

A1

Tout le monde est en haleine.

Everyone gasps.

A1

Son haleine pue l'alcool.

He has boozy breath.

A2

Le chien était hors d'haleine.

The dog was out of breath.

A2

J'ai mauvaise haleine.

I have bad breath.

B1

Ce sera un travail de longue haleine.

It's going to be a long slog.

B1

Ta grammaire est meilleure que ton haleine !

Your grammar is better than your breath.

B1

L'haleine de Tom sentait le vin et le tabac.

Tom's breath was redolent of wine and tobacco.

B1

Son haleine puait l'alcool.

His breath reeked of liquor.

B2

Tout hors d’haleine il prend pourtant sa place

All out of breath he took nonetheless his place

C2