gasp (redirected from gasping for)

gasp  (gsp)

v. gasped, gasp·ing, gasps

v.intr.

1. To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.

2. To breathe convulsively or laboriously.

v.tr.

To utter in a breathless manner.

n.

A short convulsive intake or catching of the breath.

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[Middle English gaspen, gaispen, to gape, yawn, from Old Norse geispa, to yawn.]

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gasp [gɑːsp]

vb

1. (intr) to draw in the breath sharply, convulsively, or with effort, esp in expressing awe, horror, etc.

2. (intr; foll by after or for) to crave

3. (tr; often foll by out) to utter or emit breathlessly

n

1. a short convulsive intake of breath

2. a short convulsive burst of speech

at the last gasp

a.  at the point of death

b.  at the last moment

[from Old Norse geispa to yawn; related to Swedish dialect gispa, Danish gispe]

gaspingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gasp - a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" pant breathing in, inhalation, intake, aspiration, inspiration - the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
Verb	1.	gasp - breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" pant, puff, heave blow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"

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gasp

verb

pant, blow, puff, choke, gulp, fight for breath, catch your breath He gasped for air before being pulled under again.

noun

pant, puff, gulp, intake of breath, sharp intake of breath She gave a small gasp of pain.

Translations

gasp [gɑːsp]

A. N (for breath) → boqueada f; (= panting) → jadeo m; [of surprise] → grito m ahogado
she gave a gasp of surprise → dio un grito ahogado de asombro
to be at one's last gasp (= dying) → estar agonizando, estar dando las últimas boqueadas

B. VI (for air) → respirar con dificultad; (= pant) → jadear; (in surprise) → gritar
he was gasping for air or breath → le costaba respirar, le faltaba el aliento
I was gasping for a smoke → tenía unas ganas tremendas de fumar

C. VT (also gasp out) → decir con voz entrecortada

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gasp [ˈgɑːsp ˈgæsp]

vi

(because out of breath) → haleter
to gasp for breath → haleter

(because surprised) → avoir le souffle coupé

(British) to be gasping for a cup of tea → mourir d'envie de boire une tasse de thé
I was gasping for a cigarette → Je mourais d'envie de fumer une cigarette.

n

[breathless person] → halètement m

[pain] → hoquet m

[surprise] → sursaut m

the last gasp of sth → les derniers moments de qch

gasp out

vt (= say) → dire dans un souffle or d'une voix entrecoupée
gas pedal n (US) → pédale f d'accélérateur
gas pipe n → conduite f de gaz
gas pipeline n → gazoduc m
gas ring n

(= part of cooker) → brûleur m

(= small stove) → réchaud m à gaz
gas station n (US) → station-service f
gas stove n (= cooker) → cuisinière f à gaz

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gasp

n (for breath) → tiefer Atemzug; the gasps of the runner → das Keuchen des Läufers; to give a gasp (of surprise/fear etc) → (vor Überraschung/Angst etc) die Luft anhalten or nach Luft schnappen (inf); a gasp went up at his audacity → seine Verwegenheit verschlug den Leuten den Atem; to be at one’s last gasp → in den letzten Zügen liegen; (= exhausted etc) → auf dem letzten Loch pfeifen (inf); this was the last gasp of the reform movement → das war das letzte Aufbäumen der Reformbewegung

vi (continually) → keuchen; (once) → tief einatmen; (with surprise etc) → nach Luft schnappen (inf); to make somebody gasp (lit, fig) → jdm den Atem nehmen; to gasp for breath or air → nach Atem ringen, nach Luft schnappen (inf); he gasped with astonishment → er war so erstaunt, dass es ihm den Atem verschlug; heavens, no!, she gasped → um Himmels willen, nein!, stieß sie hervor; I’m gasping for a cup of tea/a cigarette (inf) → ich lechze nach einer Tasse Tee/einer Zigarette (inf), → ich brauche dringend eine Tasse Tee/eine Zigarette

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gasp [gɑːsp]

1. n → ansito
she gave a gasp of surprise → la sorpresa le mozzò il fiato
to be at one's last gasp → star tirando l'ultimo respiro

2. vi → ansare, ansimare; (in surprise) → restare senza fiato
to gasp for breath → respirare a fatica

gasp out vt + adv → dire affannosamente

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gasp [gɑːsp]

1. n → ansito
she gave a gasp of surprise → la sorpresa le mozzò il fiato
to be at one's last gasp → star tirando l'ultimo respiro

2. vi → ansare, ansimare; (in surprise) → restare senza fiato
to gasp for breath → respirare a fatica

gasp out vt + adv → dire affannosamente

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gasp

n gasp [gaːsp]

the sound made by suddenly breathing in, eg because of surprise or sudden pain a gasp of fear. snak لَهْثان ахване vzdech; zalapání po dechu gisp das Keuchen άναρθρη κραυγή, κομμένη ανάσα boqueada, jadeo; grito (sofocado) (hirmu)ohe تنفس منقطع henkäisy hoquet לְהִתנַשֵף हंफनी teško disanje zihálás suara tergagap andköf ansimo あえぎ 숨참, 헐떡임 žioptelėjimas elsas; elpas vilciens cungapan het naar adem snakken gisp(ing) zatchnięcie się, syknięcie grito icnit перехват дыхания vzdych; zalapanie po vzduchu vzdih teško disanje flämtning พูดกระหืดกระหอบ kısa/kesik kesik nefes/soluma (因驚訝或突然疼痛所發出的)吸氣聲 утруднене дихання ہانپنا ، منہ کھول کر سانس کھینچنا hơi thở hổn hển 气喘

v

He gasped with pain. snik يَلْهَث пъшкам těžce dýchat, vzdychat gispe keuchen αγκομαχώ, ασθμαίνω jadear, respirar con dificultad; emitir un grito sofocado õhku ahmima بریده بریده نفس کشیدن haukkoa henkeä haleter עֲצִירַת הַנשִׁימָה हांफना teško disati zihál tergagap taka andköf ansare, ansimare あえぐ 헐떡거리다 žioptelėti elsot; elst mencungap naar adem snakken gispe, snappe etter luft syknąć gritar a gâfâi задыхаться ťažko dýchať, dychčať, zhíknuť vzdihovati dahtati flämta การหอบ; การอ้าปากหายใจ soluğu/nefesi kesilmek 發出吸氣聲 важко дихати ہانپنا thở hổn hển 喘息

be gasping for

to want (something) very much I'm gasping for a cigarette. smag يُريد بِشِدَّه желая много силно umírat touhou hungre efter nach etwas lechzen επιθυμώ πολύ, θα πέθαινα για morirse por, tener unas ganas tremendas de himustama میل شدید به چیزی داشتن himoita mourir d'envie de לְהשׁתוֹקֵק तेजी से सांस लेना hvatati dah vmi után kapkod ingin sekali dauðlanga í avere voglia di 切望する 갈망하다 alpti (iš noro) ļoti vēlēties (kaut ko) sangat teringin snakken naar være desperat etter/sugen på mieć wielką ochotę na ansiar por a-i arde buza după страстно желать umierať túžbou koprneti po čeznuti tråna (längta) efter ปรารถนาอย่างมาก canı çok istemek 渴望 жадати بہت شدت سے طلب کرنا khao khát 热望