second wind — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A renewed feeling of energy after having reached the point of exhaustion.

   Parole correlate

   find another gearrunner's highwind sprint

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   There is no need to describe how they toiled back up the gorge. It was pretty hard work, but oddly enough everyone felt more cheerful. They were getting their second wind; and the word supper had had a wonderful effect.

   Don't forget your second wind / sooner or later you'll feel that momentum kick in

   Altri esempi (2)

   As I get up to leave, she [Tracey Emin] gets a second wind and starts to rant about the state of education, the NHS, the Post Office, the contaminated blood scandal …

   X gained a second wind last year when Mr. Trump won the election. Some advertisers, courted by Ms. Yaccarino, returned to the platform partly because of Mr. Musk’s adjacency to the president.

Sostantivo

1. renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking

   Termini più generali

   energypushget-up-and-go

   Esempi

   She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting

   the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind

2. the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion

   Termini più generali

   breathingexternal respirationrespirationventilation