lung

pulmón

Cada uno de los dos órganos del pecho que se llenan de aire al respirar.

En inglés sencillo: One of the two organs in your chest that fill with air when you breathe.

• Smoking can damage your lungs.
• The doctor listened to her left lung.
• He filled his lungs with fresh air.

Expresiones frecuentes: lung cancer, lung disease, left lung

pulmón verde

Lugar con árboles o plantas que aporta aire fresco a la zona de alrededor.

En inglés sencillo: A place with trees or plants that provides fresh air for a surrounding area.

• The park is the city’s green lung.
• These forests serve as lungs for the region.
• Developers threatened a vital green lung outside town.

Cómo se usa: the lung of somewhere (The forest is the lung of the city.)

Expresiones frecuentes: green lung, lung of something

resistencia, capacidad pulmonar

Capacidad de respirar con fuerza suficiente para un esfuerzo físico intenso; normalmente se usa en plural.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to breathe strongly enough for hard physical activity, usually spoken of in the plural.

• You need strong lungs for this climb.
• He has the lungs to sing all evening.
• She no longer has the lungs for long races.

Cómo se usa: the lungs for something (He has the lungs for a long swim.); the lungs to do something (She has the lungs to shout across the field.)

Sinónimos: stamina, breath

Expresiones frecuentes: strong lungs, lungs for something