Vocabulary
die
Atmung
/ˈaːtmʊŋ/· noun· Pl. —
breathing, respiration
Die Atmung is one of the vital signs a nurse watches: is it calm, fast, flat, noisy? With pneumonia or after a fall, Atmung is checked as often as the pulse.
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- Singular
- die Atmung
- Plural
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- der Atmung
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Atmung
breathing (how someone breathes)
Seine Atmung ist ruhig und gleichmäßig.
His breathing is calm and even.
Word family
Atmungatmento breatheder Atembreathdie Atemnotshortness of breathdie Atemübungbreathing exercise
Common combinations
- die Atmung kontrollierento check the breathing
- eine ruhige / schnelle Atmungcalm / rapid breathing
- Die Atmung ist erschwert.Breathing is laboured.
Real examples
- In der Nacht war seine Atmung schneller, aber das Fieber ist nicht gestiegen.In the night his breathing was faster, but the fever didn't go up.
- Bitte achte auf ihre Atmung und ruf mich, wenn sie Atemnot bekommt.Please watch her breathing and call me if she becomes short of breath.
- Puls, Blutdruck, Temperatur und Atmung — alles ist im normalen Bereich.Pulse, blood pressure, temperature and breathing — all within the normal range.
