fresh breeze
1
3.4
- noun
- Specialized
:
brisa fresca
- A fresh breeze can stir us into action.
Examples
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And every dawn, a fresh breeze blows away the static thoughts and the dead ideas.
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As we sailed along the coast, a strong fresh breeze filled our sails and propelled us forward.
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I felt a nice fresh breeze a while ago.
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For the moment let them enjoy a calm sea, a fresh breeze and each other.
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There was a fresh breeze.
Fiction book (1990) -
Are you not enjoying the fresh breeze up there?
Academic text (2012) -
They remained below for hours until the hail turned to rain and the rain to a fresh breeze.
Fiction book (1997) -
The air was clear, the sky enormous, and the fresh breeze, sweeping in through opened windows, was sweet and heady as young wine.
Fiction book (1990) -
A cool, fresh breeze had escaped somehow from the Canadian glaciers and swept across Cedar Lake.
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When the wind came, I thought it was bringing their smell, but as I walked on, the air thickened with the odor of three-day-old garbage, and I had to pull the neck of my jersey over my nose to inhale the fresh breeze captured in the fabric days before on the line.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Moving air that blows outside and can be strong
201
1.0
A light cool wind that feels pleasant
1
2.2
A wind that is strong enough to move small branches and belongings
A wind that moves small branches and cools the air
A gentle wind that cools the air
Antonyms
How Windy
24
5.8
- Specialized
1
2.2
- Specialized
1
3.4
- Specialized
- Specialized
4
2.2
3
1.5
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'fresh' (cool/clean/refreshing) + 'breeze' (a gentle wind), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it means a cool or refreshing wind; this straightforward combination is cross-linguistically common. The precise meteorological specification (Beaufort Force 5) is technical and not derivable from the words, but the everyday meaning remains transparent.
Etymology
The words fresh breeze bring together fresh (meaning 'cool' or 'new') and breeze (a light wind). People pictured a cool, lively wind that lifts flags or helps small boats, so today fresh breeze means a brisk wind that is good for sailing or being outdoors.