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To run out of energy or motivation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Near-synonyms: run on fumes, run on empty
- After climbing six flights of stairs she found she had run out of steam and had to sit down.
- After two of the team left, the project rather ran out of steam.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: run on fumes, run on empty
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
väsähtää
— to run out of energy or motivation
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French:
marquer le pas
— to run out of energy or motivation
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French:
être à bout de souffle
— to run out of energy or motivation
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French:
s'essouffler
— to run out of energy or motivation
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French:
être en perte de vitesse
— to run out of energy or motivation
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Hungarian:
kifullad
— to run out of energy or motivation
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Hungarian:
kifogy a lendületből
— to run out of energy or motivation
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Italian:
finire la benzina
— to run out of energy or motivation
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Italian:
perdere energia
— to run out of energy or motivation
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Polish:
wypalać się
— to run out of energy or motivation
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Polish:
wypalić się
— to run out of energy or motivation
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Russian:
вы́дохнуться
(výdoxnutʹsja)
— to run out of energy or motivation
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Russian:
выдыха́ться
(vydyxátʹsja)
— to run out of energy or motivation
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Spanish:
perder fuelle
— to run out of energy or motivation
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Swedish:
tappa stinget
— to run out of energy or motivation
