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1 gasp
gasp [gɑ:sp](a) (be short of breath) haleter, souffler;∎ to gasp for breath or for air haleter, suffoquer(b) (in shock, surprise) avoir le souffle coupé;∎ to gasp in or with amazement avoir le souffle coupé par la surprise∎ I'm gasping for a cigarette je meurs d'envie de fumer une cigarette;∎ I'm gasping (for a drink) je meurs de soif∎ "what?" he gasped "quoi?" dit-il d'une voix pantelante;∎ she gasped out an explanation elle s'est expliquée d'une voix haletante3 nounhalètement m; (of surprise) hoquet m, sursaut m;∎ she gave or she let out a gasp of surprise elle a eu un hoquet de surprise;∎ there were gasps of admiration from the audience il y a eu des sursauts d'admiration dans le public;∎ to give a gasp of horror avoir le souffle coupé par l'horreur;∎ he was at his last gasp (dying) il allait rendre son dernier souffle ou soupir; (exhausted) il était à bout de souffle;∎ to the last gasp jusqu'au dernier souffle -
2 gasp
A n ( breathing) halètement m ; to give ou let out a gasp avoir le souffle coupé ; to give a gasp of horror avoir le souffle coupé par l'épouvante ; there were gasps of amazement from the crowd la foule en avait le souffle coupé ; at the last gasp fig au dernier moment ; to be at one's last gasp lit être sur le point de mourir ; fig être exténué.B vtr ‘Help!’ he gasped ‘Au secours!’ dit-il en haletant ; she gasped (out) a few words elle balbutia quelques mots en haletant.C vi1 (for breath, air) haleter ; to gasp for breath haleter ;2 ( show surprise) perdre le souffle ; to gasp in ou with amazement avoir le souffle coupé par la surprise ;3 ○ to be gasping for a drink/cigarette mourir d'envie de boire un verre/fumer une cigarette. -
3 breath
breath [breθ]1. nounhaleine f, souffle m• under one's breath [say, talk] à voix basse2. compounds* * *[breθ]1) ( air taken into lungs) souffle mto stop ou pause for breath — s'arrêter pour reprendre son souffle
to hold one's breath — lit retenir sa respiration; fig retenir son souffle
2) ( air in or leaving mouth) ( with smell) haleine f; ( visible) respiration f3) ( single act) respiration fto take a deep breath — respirer profondément or à fond
take a deep breath! — fig assieds-toi! (colloq)
4) (of air, wind)somebody/something is like a breath of fresh air — quelqu'un/quelque chose est une vraie bouffée de fraîcheur
5) ( word)a breath of — un soupçon de [scandal]
••save your breath — (colloq) ne gaspille pas ta salive (colloq)
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4 breath
breath n1 ( air taken into lungs) souffle m ; to stop ou pause for breath s'arrêter pour reprendre son souffle ; to get one's breath back reprendre son souffle ; out of breath à bout de souffle ; to be short of breath avoir le souffle court ; to catch one's breath ( breathe) reprendre souffle ; ( gasp) retenir son souffle ; to hold one's breath lit retenir sa respiration ; fig retenir son souffle ; to draw breath reprendre (son) souffle ; he's as kind a man as ever drew breath il n'y a pas plus gentil que lui ; as long as I have breath in my body ou as I draw breath tant que je vivrai ;2 ( air in or leaving mouth) ( with smell) haleine f ; ( visible) respiration f ; sb's hot breath le souffle chaud de qn ; to have bad breath avoir (une) mauvaise haleine ; his breath smells of beer son haleine sent la bière ; I could smell alcohol on his breath je sentais à son haleine qu'il avait bu ;3 ( single act) respiration f ; to take a deep breath respirer profondément or à fond ; take a deep breath! fig assieds-toi ○ ! ; in a single breath sans respirer ; in the same breath dans la foulée ; with one's last ou dying breath dans son dernier soupir ; to draw one's last breath rendre son dernier soupir ;4 (of air, wind) a breath of un souffle de ; to go out for a breath of (fresh) air sortir prendre l'air ; sb/sth is like a breath of fresh air qn/qch est une vraie bouffée de fraîcheur ; the first breath of spring le premier signe du printemps ;don't hold your breath ○ ! ce n'est pas demain la veille ○ ! ; to take sb's breath away couper le souffle à qn ; save your breath ○, don't waste your breath ○ ne gaspille pas ta salive ○ ; it's the breath of life to him c'est toute sa vie ; to say sth under one's breath dire qch à voix basse ; to laugh under one's breath rire sous cape. -
5 pant
[pænt]1) (to gasp for breath: He was panting heavily as he ran.) haleter2) (to say while gasping for breath: `Wait for me!' she panted.) dire en haletant -
6 sob
[sob] 1. past tense, past participle - sobbed; verb1) (to weep noisily: I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.) sangloter2) (to say, while weeping: `I can't find my mother,' sobbed the child.) sangloter2. noun(the loud gasp for breath made when one is weeping etc.) sanglot -
7 puff
Ⅰ.puff1 [pʌf](a) (smoke → cigar, pipe) tirer des bouffées de(b) (emit, expel)∎ to puff (out) smoke/steam envoyer des nuages de fumée/des jets de vapeur;∎ he sat opposite me puffing smoke in my face! il était assis en face de moi et m'envoyait sa fumée en pleine figure!∎ "I can't go on", he puffed "je n'en peux plus", haleta-t-il(d) (swell → sail, parachute) gonfler∎ to puff (away) at one's pipe tirer sur sa pipe, tirer des bouffées de sa pipe∎ I was puffing as I climbed the stairs je haletais en montant l'escalier;∎ he was puffing and panting il soufflait comme un phoque;∎ I puffed along beside her je courais, tout essoufflé, à ses côtés∎ to puff on one's cigar tirer sur son cigare(d) (issue → smoke, steam) sortir∎ the train puffed into the station le train entra en gare dans un nuage de fumée;∎ the steam engine puffed into view la fumée indiqua l'arrivée du train3 noun∎ her breath came in short puffs elle haletait;∎ a puff of dust/smoke on the horizon un nuage de poussière/fumée à l'horizon;∎ figurative all our plans went up in a puff of smoke tous nos projets sont partis en fumée ou se sont évanouis(b) (on cigarette, pipe) bouffée f;∎ to have or to take a puff tirer une bouffée;∎ give me a puff (of your cigarette) passe-moi une bouffée(c) (sound → of train) teuf-teuf m∎ to be out of puff être à bout de souffle ou essoufflé□∎ puffs of cloud in the sky des moutons mpl ou des petits nuages mpl dans le ciel∎ (powder) puff houppe f (à poudrer), houpette f∎ cream puff chou m à la crème(i) familiar old-fashioned (free publicity) publicité f gratuite□ ; (favourable publicity) battage m;∎ to give sth a puff faire de la réclame ou du battage pour qch►► Zoology puff adder vipère f heurtante;puff sleeves manches fpl ballon➲ puff out(a) (extinguish) souffler, éteindre (en soufflant)(b) (inflate, make rounded → cheeks, sail) gonfler; (→ chest) bomber; (→ cushion, hair) faire bouffer;∎ the pigeon puffed out its feathers le pigeon fit gonfler ses plumes;∎ the wind puffed out the sails les voiles se gonflèrent∎ to puff out smoke/steam envoyer des nuages de fumée/de vapeur(a) (parachute, sail) se gonfler(b) (be emitted → smoke) s'échapper➲ puff up(b) (usu passive) (swell → lip, ankle etc) enfler;∎ her eyes were puffed up elle avait les yeux bouffis;∎ figurative to be puffed up with pride être bouffi d'orgueil(lip, ankle etc) enfler, bouffirⅡ.
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