breathing space

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breathing space

1. Breathing room.

2. A breathing spell.

breathing space

1. enough area to permit freedom of movement the country gives us some breathing space

2. a pause for rest, etc. a coffee break was their only breathing space

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Noun	1.	breathing space - a short respite breather, breathing place, breathing spell, breathing time, breath rest period, rest, respite, relief - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
	2.	breathing space - sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room" breathing room elbow room, room, way - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"

breathing space

noun respite, break, rest, time to think We hope that it will give us some breathing space.

Translations

breathing space n (fig) → attimo di respiro

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