What does hálito in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word hálito in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hálito in Portuguese.

The word hálito in Portuguese means breath, respiration, hálito, mau hálito, pastilha para refrescar o hálito, halitose. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hálito

breath, respiration

hálito

noun (bad breath) (mau hálito)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Seu hálito tinha um cheiro horrível.
His breath smelled awful.

mau hálito

noun (halitosis)

O dentista vai encontrar a explicação para o seu mau hálito.
The dentist will find the cause of your bad breath.

pastilha para refrescar o hálito

noun (breath-freshening lozenge)

halitose

noun (bad breath)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Telling someone about their halitosis is a difficult thing to do.

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