haleine

Meaning

1. breath
2. breathing, respiration

Concepts

breath

respiration

breathe

wind

breathing

one brush

one stroke

air

soul

spirit

hint

intimation

breather

breathing place

breathing space

breathing spell

breathing time

inhaling

lungs

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.lɛn/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French aleine, deverbal from alener (“to breathe”), from Medieval Latin anhēlō by metathesis. The h appeared around the 16th century under the influence of Latin hālō (“to blow”).

Sentences

Par ailleurs , comme il contient du soufre , il donne mauvaise haleine .

Moreover, since it contains sulfur, it gives bad breath.