breathlessness

breath·less

 (brĕth′lĭs)

adj.

1. Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running.

2.

a. Excited or tense, often to the point of holding the breath: a breathless audience.

b. Tense or exciting, often in causing or being characterized by holding of the breath: breathless anticipation.

3.

a. Not breathing; without breath.

b. Dead.

4. Having no air or breeze; still: a breathless summer day.

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breath′less·ly adv.

breath′less·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

breathlessness - a dyspneic condition shortness of breath, SOB dyspnea, dyspnoea - difficult or labored respiration

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Translations

انقطاع الأنفاس

dýchavičnostudýchanost

forpustethedstakåndethed

Atemlosigkeit

essoufflement

mæîi

affanno

nefessizliksoluğu kesilme

喘不过气来气喘吁吁

breathlessness

[ˈbreθlɪsnɪs] N → falta f de aliento, dificultad f al respirar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

breathlessness

[ˈbrɛθləsnɪs] n (= symptom) → troubles mpl respiratoiresbreath-taking [ˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋ] adj

[view, scenery, beauty] → à vous couper le souffle

[talent, performance] → époustouflant(e)

[speed] → impressionnant(e)

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breathlessness

n (due to exertion) → Atemlosigkeit f; (due to illness) → Kurzatmigkeit f

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breath

(breθ) noun

1. the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs. My dog's breath smells terrible. asem نفس дъх hálito dech der Atem ånde αναπνοή, ανάσαaliento, respiración hingeõhk نفس hengitysilma haleineנשימה सांस dah légzés napas andi fiato, alito 息 구취 kvapas elpa nafas adempust, åndeoddech ساه ، نفس hálito răsuflare дыхание dych sapa zadah andedräkt ลมหายใจ nefes, soluk 呼吸, 氣息 дихання, подих سانس hơi thở 呼吸，气息

2. an act of breathing. Take a deep breath. asemhaling تنفُّس дишане respiração (ná)dech, dýchání der Atemzug indånding αναπνοήrespiración hingamine, hingetõmme تنفس hengitys respiration, inspirationנשימה सांस लेने की क्रिया udisaj lélegzet bernapas öndun respiro 呼吸 호흡 kvėpavimas elpošana bernafas adempusting, åndedragoddech ساه ، نفس respiração res­piraţie; inspiraţie вздох dýchanie vdih udisaj andetag การหายใจ nefes/soluk alma 呼吸 дихання سانس لینا sự thở 呼吸

ˈbreathless adjective

having difficulty in breathing normally. His asthma makes him breathless; He was breathless after climbing the hill. asemloos, uitasem مقطوع النفس، لاهث бездиханен ofegante udýchaný atemlos forpustet; stakåndet λαχανιασμένος, που δεν μπορεί να πάρει ανάσα sin aliento, sofocado hingeldav از نفس افتاده hengästynyt essoufflé חֲסַר נְשִימָה हांफना bez daha légzési nehézségekkel küzdő susah bernapas, sesak nafas lafmóður senza fiato 息をきらした 숨이 찬 be kvapo, uždusęs bez elpas; aizelsies tercungap-cungap buiten adem, ademloosandpusten, heseblesende bez oddechu, zadyszany له نفس څخه ولویدل ofegante gâfâind, cu respiraţia tăiată задыхающийся; запыхавшийся udýchaný zasopel bez daha andfådd, andlös หายใจลำบาก nefes nefese, soluk soluğa 氣喘吁吁的 задиханий, захеканий سانس لینے میں دشواری ، سانس پھولنا hết hơi 气喘吁吁的

ˈbreathlessly adverb

ademlose بانقطاع الأنفاس бездиханно sem fôlego udýchaně, bez dechu atemlos forpustet; stakåndet με κομμένη την ανάσα jadeante, sin aliento hingeldades نفس نفس زنان hengästyneesti en haletant בִּנְשִימָה עֲצוּרָה हांफते हुए zadihan lélekszakadva dengan nafas sesak standandi á öndinni senza fiato 息をきらして 숨이 차서 sulaikius kvapą bez elpas dengan tercungap-cungap buiten adem, ademloosandpusten, heseblesende z zapartym tchem ساه نیولی sem fôlego gâfâind задыхаясь bez dychu zasoplo bez daha andfått, andlöst อย่างหายใจลำบาก nefes nefese, soluk soluğa 氣喘吁吁地 захекано, з задишкою پھولے ہوئے سانس کے ساتھ hết hơi 气喘吁吁地

ˈbreathlessness noun

aamborstigheid, ademloosheid انقطاع الأنفاس бездиханност falta de ar udýchanost, dýchavičnost die Atemlosigkeit forpustethed; stakåndethed λαχάνιασμα, δυσκολία στην αναπνοή sofoco, falta de aliento, dificultad respiratoria hingeldus از نفس افتادگی hengästyneisyys essoufflement קְצַר נְשִימָה हंफनी zapuhanost izgatottság keadaan susah bernapas mæði affanno 息をきらすこと 숨이 참 oro trūkumas elpas trūkums berkaitan tercungap-cungap ademloosheid det å være andpusten brak tchu له نفس څخه لویدلی falta de ar gâfâială одышка dýchavičnosť zasoplost zadihanost andfåddhet, andlöshet การหายใจลำบาก nefessizlik, soluğu kesilme 氣喘吁吁 задишка بھولا ہوا سانس sự hổn hển 气喘吁吁，喘不过气来

hold one's breath

to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard). He held his breath as he watched the daring acrobat. asem ophou يحبس أنفاسه затаявам дъх prender a respiração zatajit dech den Atem anhalten holde vejret κρατάω την αναπνοή μου contener la respiración hinge kinni hoidma نفس را در سینه حبس کردن pidättää hengitystä retenir son souffle לַעֲצוֹר אֶת הַנשִימָה सांस रोकना zadržati dah visszatartja a lélegzetét menahan napas halda í sér andanum trattenere il respiro かたずをのむ 숨을 멈추다 užgniaužti kvapą, sulaikyti kvėpavimą aizturēt elpu terpegun zijn adem inhouden holde pusten wstrzymać oddech په ټټر یا سینی باندی د نفس جس کول suster a respiracão a-şi ţine respiraţia затаить дыхание zadržať dych zadržati dih zadržati dah hålla andan กลั้นหายใจ nefesini tutmak 屏住氣 затамувати подих سانس روک لینا nín thở 屏住气

out of breath

breathless (through running etc). I'm out of breath after climbing all these stairs. uitasem منقطع النفس запъхтян sem fôlego udýchaný, bez dechu außer Atem forpustet λαχανιασμένος, με κομμένη την ανάσα sofocado, sin aliento hingetu از نفس افتاده hengästynyt essouflé חֲסַר נְשִימָה हांफना ostati bez daha kifullad kehabisan napas móður senza fiato 息をきらせて 숨을 헐떡이며 be kvapo, uždusęs bez elpas; aizelsies termengah-mengah buiten ademandpusten bez oddechu, zadyszany له نفس څخه لویدلی ofegante gâfâind запыхавшись zadýchaný zasopel ostati bez daha andfådd เหนื่อยหอบ soluk soluğa, nefes nefese 上氣不接下氣 задихатися سانس چڑھ جانا hết hơi 上气不接下气

under one's breath

in a whisper. He swore under his breath. fluister, saggies praat بصوت خفيف، همسا шепнешком baixinho polohlasem leise lavmælt; hviskende ψιθυριστά, μέσα από τα δόντια a media voz, en voz baja, en un susurro sosinal زیر لبی؛ آهسته kuiskaten à voix basse לִלחוֹש מִתָחַת לָשָׂפַם फुसफुसाना šaputati halkan dengan berbisik lágt, í hálfum hljóðum sottovoce 息をひそめて 속삭이다 pašnibždomis čukstus bisikan fluisterend lavmælt, hviskende półszeptem کراره baixinho în şoaptă тихо, шепотом šeptom šepetaje šapatom viskande, dämpat, halvhögt ด้วยเสียงกระซิบ fısıldayarak, fısıltı ile 低聲地 тихо, пошепки سرگوشی میں nói thì thầm 低声地

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breath is a noun: He held his breath .
breathe is a verb: He found it difficult to breathe .

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