gasped in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gasped in the English»French Dictionary

I.gasp [Brit ɡɑːsp, Am ɡæsp] N (breathing)

gasp

halètement m

to give or let out a gasp

avoir le souffle coupé

to give a gasp of horror

avoir le souffle coupé par l'épouvante

there were gasps of amazement from the crowd

la foule en avait le souffle coupé

at the last gasp fig

au dernier moment

to be at one's last gasp lit

être sur le point de mourir

to be at one's last gasp fig

être exténué

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

‘Help!’ he gasped

‘Au secours!’ dit-il en haletant

she gasped (out) a few words

elle balbutia quelques mots en haletant

III.gasp [Brit ɡɑːsp, Am ɡæsp] VB intr

1. gasp (for breath, air):

gasp

haleter

to gasp for breath

haleter

2. gasp (show surprise):

gasp

perdre le souffle

to gasp in or with amazement

avoir le souffle coupé par la surprise

3. gasp inf:

to be gasping for a drink/cigarette

mourir d'envie de boire un verre/fumer une cigarette

last-gasp ADJ inf

last-gasp attempt:

last-gasp

désespéré

Translations for gasped in the French»English Dictionary

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ah (d'étonnement, admiration)

gasp

haleter personne:

to gasp for breath

gasped in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gasped in the English»French Dictionary

I.gasp [gɑ:sp, Am gæsp] VB intr

1. gasp (catch one's breath):

gasp

haleter

to gasp for air

haleter

2. gasp Brit inf (be eager):

to be gasping for sth

mourir d'envie de qc

to be gasping for a drink

mourir de soif

to be gasping for a cigarette

mourir d'envie de fumer une cigarette

II.gasp [gɑ:sp, Am gæsp] VB trans

to gasp (out) sth

dire qc d'une voix haletante

III.gasp [gɑ:sp, Am gæsp] N

gasp

sursaut m

to give a gasp of surprise/fear

rester bouche bée

Phrases:

to be at one's last gasp

rendre le dernier soupir

to do sth to the last gasp

faire qc jusqu'au bout

last-ditch ADJ, last-gasp ADJ

last-ditch

ultime

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to gasp for breath

étouffer

Translations for gasped in the French»English Dictionary

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filet d'air

gasp of air

s'exclamer sur qc

to gasp in admiration

suffoquer

to gasp for breath

ah

gasp

souffler

to gasp

gasped Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to gasp for breath

étouffer

to gasp for air

haleter

to gasp (out) sth

dire qc d'une voix haletante

to give a gasp of surprise/fear

rester bouche bée

to be at one's last gasp

rendre le dernier soupir

to do sth to the last gasp

faire qc jusqu'au bout

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There's blearing and angry punk tracks, softly gasped pleas, a song that turns cooking Brussels sprouts into an existential crisis.

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The entire crowd gasped, and starting yelling at the band to check it out.

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The entire stadium gasped all at once when the impact occurred.

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To music that wheezed and gasped like an endearing human-emulating contraption, the dancers embodied creakily evolving robots.

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Strewth, gasped one of them, so that's what they're like!

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His last moments were recorded by the camera he had been reporting into, including his dying words as he gasped to his cameraman.

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