Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
y coger fuelle
English translation:
to fill/charge his lungs
Added to glossary by
Adam Burman
Sep 22, 2006 17:56
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
United Kingdom
y coger fuelle
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
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Un hombre de los que tenían el espíritu de levantarse al amanecer para ir a correr por la montaña, y coger fuelle.
He is one of those men who have the spirit to get up at the crack of dawn to climb a mountain and...
He is one of those men who have the spirit to get up at the crack of dawn to climb a mountain and...
Proposed translations
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to fill/charge his lungs
This might work...
I also found a figurative definition in my dictionary which states:
conjunto de nubes que se dejan ver sobre las montañas y que regularmente son señales de viento.
Or ...to take the air.
good luck!
I also found a figurative definition in my dictionary which states:
conjunto de nubes que se dejan ver sobre las montañas y que regularmente son señales de viento.
Or ...to take the air.
good luck!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks patyjs"
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Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English
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65
take a deep breath/breathe deeply
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6 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
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20
[run in the mountains] and get the juices flowing
I think they literally mean run or jog in the mountains
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Francisco Rodriguez
: coger fuelle es como agarrar energia, me parece que esta respuesta mantiene ese tono
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así me parecía... gracias.
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Sp-EnTranslator
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Robert Copeland
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
Organized, Deadline-Oriented, Reliable
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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16
reflect on things/ to meditate
suerte!!!!
10 mins
and do some exercise
"fuelle", col. 3 col. Capacidad respiratoria y de resistencia física de una persona
LOC: quedarse sin fuelle, to be out of breath
This is my suggestion
:)
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