the kiss of life

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the kiss of life

Artificial respiration, that is, the blowing into the mouth of a person who has stopped breathing so as to force air in and out of his or her lungs. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I was a lifeguard at the local pool for five years, but I've only had to give the kiss of life to someone once.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sutherland	['sʌðələnd]
Teo	TE-o	Italian, Spanish, Croatian
Sipho	-	Southern African, Xhosa
EugÈNe	uu-ZHEN	French
ÉLiÁS	-	Hungarian
Claudia	KLAW-dee-ə (English), KLOW-dee-ah (German, Dutch), KLOW-dyah (Italian, Spanish, Romanian)	English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman