retenir sa respiration

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retenir sa respiration

  • \ʁə.tə.niʁ sa ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\

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Composé de retenir et de respiration.

verb

  1. S’arrêter temporairement et volontairement de respirer. En apnée, il faut retenir sa respiration, sinon on boit la tasse.
  2. familiar, figuratively Ne pas faire de bruit, être le plus silencieux possible. Tout le monde était suspendu à ses lèvres, retenait sa respiration.

Similar: retenir son souffle

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@misc{retenir_sa_respiration_2026,
  title = {retenir sa respiration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/retenir%20sa%20respiration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}