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息を止めて

hold your breath

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hold your breath The て-form of 息を止める, meaning “to stop breathing” or “to hold one’s breath.” It can be used in requests, as in 息を止めてください, or to connect to another action.
JA: 写真を撮るので、息を止めて。
EN: I'm going to take a picture, so hold your breath.

息を止めてください。

Please hold your breath.

息を止めても自殺することはできない。

You can't kill yourself just by holding your breath.

息を止めてみろ

Try holding your breath.

— Carandiru (2003)