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breathless [Brit ˈbrɛθləs, Am ˈbrɛθləs] ADJ

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1. breathless (out of breath):

breathless person, runner

à bout de souffle

breathless patient, asthmatic

to make or leave sb breathless

to be breathless from sth/from doing

être essoufflé par qc/après avoir fait

2. breathless (excited):

breathless hush, fascination

breathless enthusiasm

to be breathless with

avoir le souffle coupé par

it left them breathless

cela leur a coupé le souffle

3. breathless (fast):

at a breathless pace

à toute allure

with breathless haste

4. breathless liter:

breathless day, night

sans un souffle d'air

breathless air

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haletant (haletante) personne

panting, breathless

haletant (haletante) voix

breathless

soufflant (soufflante)

breathless

être/se sentir oppressé (physiquement)

to be/feel breathless

to leave [sb] breathless

s'essouffler lit

to get breathless

haleter de personne:

to be breathless with

Translations for breathless in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

breathless ADJ

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breathless

à bout de souffle

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être dans un tel état d'essoufflement que

to be so breathless that

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Plunging headlong in to breathless flight, diving and circling with awful speed through ethereal space. en.wikipedia.org

The film's breathless momentum springs from their jaunty competitive urgency. en.wikipedia.org

Every four to five hours she had to be given oxygen or else would get breathless. en.wikipedia.org

No amount of breathless editing and fancy graphics can disguise the amateur nature of the enterprise. en.wikipedia.org

A contemporary review noted the breathless cries of song wrung mostly from the hearts of our women. en.wikipedia.org

The heroes and villains are clearly labelled, and stock characters, humorous servants, baffled policemen, breathless heroines, could be interchanged from one book to another. en.wikipedia.org

They were trampled and left breathless under feet of running protesters. en.wikipedia.org

Both the brothers fell on the ground breathless. en.wikipedia.org

The infant may be breathless for several days. en.wikipedia.org

The vocal ranges on the musical scale and accurate pauses, if not performed well leaves a performed breathless and unable to continue. en.wikipedia.org

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