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breathlessness

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breath·less  (brthls)
adj.
1. Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running.
2. Marked by the suspension of regular breathing, as from tension or excitement: a breathless audience.
3. Causing or capable of causing the suspension of regular breathing; tense or exciting: a breathless flight.
4.
a. Not breathing; without breath.
b. Dead.
5. Having no air or breeze; still: a breathless summer day.

breathless·ly adv.
breathless·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.breathlessness - a dyspneic condition
dyspnea, dyspnoea - difficult or labored respiration
Translations
breathlessness [ˈbreθlɪsnɪs] Nfalta f de aliento, dificultad f al respirar
breathlessness [ˈbrɛθləsnɪs] n (= symptom) → troubles mpl respiratoires
breath-taking [ˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋ] adj
[view, scenery, beauty] → à vous couper le souffle
[talent, performance] → époustouflant(e)
[speed] → impressionnant(e)
breathlessness
n (due to exertion) → Atemlosigkeit f; (due to illness) → Kurzatmigkeit f


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inquired the Dodger; taking advantage of the next interval of breathlessness on the part of his friend to propound the question.
breathlessness, and acute attacks of nervous depression.
The twilight had fallen and the full moon was shining more and more brightly; but there was a peculiar breathlessness in the air.
 
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