Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
breath of their nostrils.
English answer:
as vital as the air they breathe
English term
breath of their nostrils.
Historian describes how meant the traditions for old people. Does he mean that's the traditions in their blood?
Thanks in advance,
| 4 +4 | as vital as the air they breathe |
Oliver Simões
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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher
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Responses
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
as vital as the air they breathe
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-01-24 22:57:09 GMT)
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Correction: Traditions are as vital for a society as the air we breathe.
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