bated

bated

lessened the force of; with breath drawn in or held: She spoke with bated breath.

Not to be confused with:

baited – lured, enticed: She baited him with a seductive dance.; placed bait on a hook

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bate ¹

 (bāt)

tr.v. bat·ed, bat·ing, bates

1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate: "To his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story" (George Eliot). See Usage Note at bait¹.

2. To take away; subtract.

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[Middle English baten, short for abaten; see abate.]

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bate ²

also bait  (bāt)

intr.v. bat·ed, bat·ing, bates also bait·ed or bait·ing or baits

To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon.

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[Middle English baten, from Old French batre, to beat; see batter¹.]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bated - diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes" decreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree

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Translations

أنْفاسٌ مَقْطوعَه

se zatajeným dechem

åndeløst

meî öndina í hálsinum

trattenuto

užgniaužus kvapą

elpu aizturējis

åndeløst

heyecanlasoluğunu tutarak

屏息地

bated

[ˈbeɪtɪd] ADJ with bated breath → sin 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

bated

[ˈbeɪtɪd] adj
to wait with bated breath → attendre en retenant son souffle

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bated

adj with bated breath → mit angehaltenem Atem

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bated

[ˈbeɪtɪd] adj with bated breath → col fiato sospeso

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bated

(ˈbeitid) : with bated breath

breathing only slightly, due to anxiety, excitement etc. The crowd watched the rescue of the child with bated breath. ingehoue أنْفاسٌ مَقْطوعَه със затаен дъх com a respiração presa se zatajeným dechem angehalten åndeløst με κομμένη την ανάσα conteniendo la respiración hinge (kinni) pidades با نفس حبس henkeä pidättäen en retenant son souffle בִּנְשִימָה עָצוּרָה रोके suspregnut (dah) lélegzetvisszafojtva tertahan með öndina í hálsinum trattenuto 息を殺して 숨을 죽이고 užgniaužus kvapą elpu aizturējis nafas cemas ingehouden åndeløst z zapartym tchem سا بندي له ډير شوق يا انديښني څخه suspenso cu răsuflarea tăiată затаив дыхание so zatajeným dychom zadržujoč sapo zaustavljenog daha återhållen, med återhållen andedräkt, med dämpad röst ด้วยความลุ้นระทึก soluğunu tutarak, heyecanla 屏息地 затамувавши подих کھڑی ہوئی سانس کے ساتھ ، خوفزدہ hồi hộp 屏息地

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