breathless

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• /ˈbɹɛθləs/
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Etymology tree English breath Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English breathless From breath + -less.

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: asemloos — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Arabic: مَبْهُور (mabhūr) — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Arabic: لَاهِث (lāhiṯ) — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Arabic: مُنْقَطِع النَّفَس (munqaṭiʕ an-nafas) — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Arabic: مَقْطُوع النَّفَس (maqṭūʕ an-nafas) — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Bulgarian: задъхан (zadǎhan) — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Bulgarian: задъхващ се (zadǎhvašt se) — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Esperanto: anhela — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Esperanto: senspira — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Finnish: hengästynyt — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• German: atemlos — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Latin: exanimis — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Māori: tūngāngā — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Māori: hēmanawa — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Russian: запы́хавшийся (zapýxavšijsja) — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Russian: задыха́ющийся (zadyxájuščijsja) — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Spanish: jadeante — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Spanish: sin aliento — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Swedish: tappa andan — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Swedish: andfådd — having difficulty breathing; gasping
• Afrikaans: asemloos — that makes one hold one's breath
• Bulgarian: със затаен дъх (sǎs zataen dǎh) — that makes one hold one's breath
• Finnish: henkeäsalpaava — that makes one hold one's breath
• German: atemlos — that makes one hold one's breath
• Marathi: श्वास रोकणारा (śvās rokṇārā) — that makes one hold one's breath
• Marathi: श्वास रोकणारी (śvās rokṇārī) — that makes one hold one's breath
• Marathi: श्वास रोकणारे (śvās rokṇāre) — that makes one hold one's breath
• Portuguese: ofegar — that makes one hold one's breath
• Russian: затаи́вший дыха́ние/дух (zataívšij dyxánije/dux) — that makes one hold one's breath
• Swedish: andlös — that makes one hold one's breath
• Swedish: tappa andan — that makes one hold one's breath
• Armenian: անշունչ (anšunčʻ) — not breathing; apparently dead
• Bulgarian: бездиханен (bezdihanen) — not breathing; apparently dead
• Finnish: hengetön — not breathing; apparently dead
• Greek: άπνους (ápnous) — not breathing; apparently dead
• Greek: ξέπνοος (xépnoos) — not breathing; apparently dead
• Ancient Greek: ἄπνοος (ápnoos) — not breathing; apparently dead
• Marathi: निष्प्राण (niṣprāṇ) — not breathing; apparently dead
• Russian: бездыха́нный (bezdyxánnyj) — not breathing; apparently dead
• Bulgarian: неподвижен (nepodvižen) — having no wind; still, calm or airless
• Finnish: tyyni — having no wind; still, calm or airless
• Russian: неподви́жный (nepodvížnyj) — having no wind; still, calm or airless
• Russian: безве́тренный (bezvétrennyj) — having no wind; still, calm or airless