tief Luft

deep breath

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deep breath Usually used with „holen“ (to take): „tief Luft holen“ means “to take a deep breath.”
GE: Hol tief Luft, bevor du ins Wasser springst.
EN: Take a deep breath before you jump into the water.

Ich holte tief Luft.

I took a deep breath.

Sie holte tief Luft.

She took a deep breath.

Hol tief Luft, wenn ich es sage.

Take a deep breath when I say so.

— Titanic (1997)

Tief Luft holen!

Take a deep breath!

— Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland (2001)

Er holte vor dem Tauchen ein paarmal tief Luft.

He took a few deep breaths before diving.

Hol mal tief Luft.

Take a deep breath.

— Mystic River (2003)