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1 gasp
[gɑːsp] 1. гл.1) дышать с трудом, задыхаться; ловить воздухto gasp for breath / air — тяжело дышать
2) открывать рот ( от удивления)When the young man walked across the high wire fixed between the two tall buildings without a safety net, the crowd gasped at his bravery and skill. — Когда юноша без страховочной сети пошёл по канату, натянутому высоко между двумя высотными зданиями, толпа затаила дыхание, глядя на его храбрость и мастерство.
3) ( gasp for) страстно желать (чего-л.)Give me a cigarette, will you? I'm gasping for a smoke. — Сигареты не найдётся? Умираю, хочу курить.
•- gasp out••2. сущ.to gasp out one's life — испустить дух, скончаться
затруднённое дыхание; удушье••at one's last gasp — при последнем издыхании; в последний момент
to emit / give / let out a gasp — онеметь от изумления
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gasp — I n. 1) to emit, give, let out a gasp 2) an audible gasp 3) a gasp for (a gasp for breath) 4) (misc.) the last gasp ( the last effort ) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to gasp at ( to express surprise at ) (they gasped at our offer) 2) (D; intr.) ( to… … Combinatory dictionary
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