gasp in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gasp in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.gasp [Am ɡæsp, Brit ɡɑːsp] VB intr

1. gasp (inhale sharply):

gasp

dar un grito ahogado

he gasped with amazement

dio un grito ahogado de asombro

the cold/shock made me gasp

el frío/la impresión me cortó la respiración

2. gasp (pant):

gasp

respirar entrecortadamente

gasp

jadear

she was gasping for breath

respiraba con dificultad

she was gasping for breath (agonizing)

daba boqueadas

3. gasp (want eagerly) inf:

to be gasping for sth

morirse por algo inf

I was gasping for a beer/cigarette

me moría por una cerveza/un cigarrillo

II.gasp [Am ɡæsp, Brit ɡɑːsp] VB trans

gasp

decir jadeando

made it!, he gasped

—¡lo logré! —dijo jadeando

she gasped (out) a few words

dijo algo entrecortadamente

III.gasp [Am ɡæsp, Brit ɡɑːsp] N

gasp

exclamación f

gasp

grito m (entrecortado o ahogado)

to be at one's last gasp (dying)

estar dando boqueadas

to be at one's last gasp (exhausted)

estar hecho polvo inf

the old heater's at its last gasp

la estufa vieja está en las últimas inf

to the/one's last gasp

hasta el último momento

they scored at the last gasp

marcaron en el último momento

last-gasp [Am ˌlæst ˈɡæsp, Brit] ADJ attr inf

last-gasp penalty/goal

de último momento

last-gasp effort

de última hora

Translations for gasp in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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boqueada

gasp

jadear (por calor, falta de aire)

to gasp

dio un grito de alegría/sorpresa

she let out o gave a whoop of joy/a gasp of astonishment

gasp in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gasp in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.gasp [gɑ:sp, Am gæsp] VB intr

1. gasp (breathe):

gasp

jadear

to gasp for air

hacer esfuerzos para respirar

I gasped in amazement

di un grito ahogado de asombro

2. gasp (speak):

gasp

hablar con voz entrecortada

3. gasp Brit inf:

to be gasping for sth

morirse por algo fig

II.gasp [gɑ:sp, Am gæsp] VB trans

to gasp out sth

decir algo con voz entrecortada

III.gasp [gɑ:sp, Am gæsp] N

gasp

jadeo m

he gave a gasp of astonishment

dio un grito ahogado de asombro

Phrases:

to be at one's last gasp

estar en las últimas

to do sth at the last gasp

hacer algo en el último momento

gasp N

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to have one last gasp

tener una última oportunidad

last-ditch [ˌlɑ:stˈdɪtʃ, Am ˌlæst-] ADJ, last-gasp [ˌlɑ:stˈgɑ:sp, Am ˌlæstˈgæsp] ADJ

last-ditch

desesperado, -a

Translations for gasp in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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boqueada

gasp

respirar trabajosamente

to gasp for breath

gasp Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to gasp for air

hacer esfuerzos para respirar

to gasp out sth

decir algo con voz entrecortada

he gave a gasp of astonishment

dio un grito ahogado de asombro

to be at one's last gasp

estar en las últimas

to do sth at the last gasp

hacer algo en el último momento

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Your woollen industry is "in articulo mortis", gasping, struggling.

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I feel that in some ways what's happening in the mainstream is the last gasp of the old industry.

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They could sometimes feel the other's hot gasps on their bare arms.

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Link remains silent in conversation, but grunts when attacking or injured, and gasps when surprised.

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He also occasionally causes emergencies himself, and always seems to gasp when an emergency comes in.

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Her suppleness and absolute control of muscle and the lightning speed of her movements leave one gasping.

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The son gasps and tries to enter but the mom stops him.

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Immersion in cold water evokes a gasp response in humans, which limits their breath-holding ability to as little as 15 seconds.

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Like a gasp, a yawn, or a moan, a sigh is often an automatic and unintentional act.

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The kids in the theater with me never mustered a single laugh or gasp of excitement.

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