м., само ед.; за̀духа ж., само ед.
1. (жега) heat, oppressive/sweltering heat; suffocation; sultry/close weather; такъв ~ беше it was so sultry;
2. (нечист въздух) close/foul air;
3. мед. asthma, constriction, shortness of breath; dyspn(o)ea; страдам от ~ suffer from asthma, be asthmatic, разг. be short-winded.