Atem holen

to catch one's breath

Türkçe: nefes almak

Noun

Atem m.

Verb

holen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Taucher holt tief Atem, bevor er unter die Wasseroberfläche taucht.

How it is used

Means 'to catch one's breath' or take a breathing pause. Neutral register. Use after exertion or a shock. Mistake: not used for deep breathing exercises.

Other verbs that go with Atem

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• außer Atem geratento get out of breath
• außer Atem seinto be out of breath
• den Atem anhaltento hold one's breath
• den Atem raubento take one's breath away

All collocations with Atem

Other collocations built on holen

• sich eine Abfuhr holento get a rebuff
• sich eine Absage holento get rejected, often after making an effort
• jdn. ins Boot holento bring someone into a project or team
• Gold holen (im Sport)to win gold