spiritus; anima (breath of life): balitus from the mouth): respiratio. Short breath, spirandi or spiritus difficultas, meatus animae gravior; anhelatio or anhelitus (panting). Stinking breath, anima foetida, os foetidum, oris foetor, oris or animae gravitas. At one breath, uno spiritu, sine respiratione: to drink, non respirare in hauriendo. To hold the breath, animam continere or comprimere. To fetch, draw breath, spirare, spiritum or animam ducere, spiritum haurire. To stop the breath, animam or spiritum or spiritus viam intereludere [Vid: CHOKE]. To take breath again, respirare (PROP. and figuratively): se colligere, ad se redire (PROP. and figuratively). Out of breath, exanimatus. To put out of breath, exanimare. To be put out of breath with running, cursu exanimari. To the last breath, usque ad extremum spiritum. A breath of air, aura. The breath of popular favor, aura popularis.