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out of breath
" Something in us is telling us we're moving too fast, at a pace dictated by machines rather than by anything human, and that unless we take conscious measures, we'll permanently be out of breath."
Pico Iyer

Meaning of "out of breath" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OUT OF BREATH

out of breath


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUT OF BREATH

out of a hat · out of action · out of bounds · out of character · out of court · out of date · out of doors · out of gear · out of hand · out of humour · out of joint · out of office · out of one´s hands · out of order · out of phase · out of pocket · out of print · out of shape · out of sight · out of sorts

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUT OF BREATH

babies´-breath · baby´s-breath · bay wreath · breath · bridal wreath · catch one´s breath · death · enwreath · hold one´s breath · in at the death · in the same breath · laurel wreath · put to death · save one´s breath · shortness of breath · to death · under one´s breath · underbreath · with bated breath · wreath

Synonyms and antonyms of out of breath in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «out of breath» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUT OF BREATH

Find out the translation of out of breath to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of out of breath from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «out of breath» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

出了一口气
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

fuera de la respiración
570 millions of speakers
en

English

out of breath
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

साँस से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من التنفس
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

запыхавшись
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fora do ar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শ্বাসের বাইরে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

essoufflé
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

tercungap-cungap
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

aus der Puste
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

息を切らして
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Metu saka ambegan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hết hơi
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மூச்சின்றி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

श्वास बाहेर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

nefessiz
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

trafelato
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zdyszany
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

захекавшись
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cu sufletul la gură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από την αναπνοή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitasem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

andfådd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

andpusten
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about out of breath

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4 QUOTES WITH «OUT OF BREATH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word out of breath.
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Pico Iyer
Something in us is telling us we're moving too fast, at a pace dictated by machines rather than by anything human, and that unless we take conscious measures, we'll permanently be out of breath.
2
Stella McCartney
More than anything I want to be fit so I don't get out of breath when I play football with the kids.
3
Conan O'Brien
In West Virginia yesterday, a man was arrested for stealing several blow-up dolls. Reportedly, police didn't have any trouble catching the man because he was completely out of breath.
4
Dick York
Piper insisted she had to be out of breath when we played this one scene, so she ran around the block. Thank God she wasn't doing a crucifixtion scene; we would have had to nail her to the wall.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUT OF BREATH»

Discover the use of out of breath in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to out of breath and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Out of Breath (The Breathing Series #3)
Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan is the much-anticipated, explosive and stunning finale in The Breathing Series. Reason to Breathe and Barely Breathing , the first two books in the trilogy, are both US bestsellers.
Rebecca Donovan, 2013
2
Out of Breath: The Lithia Trilogy, Book 1
The second book in the trilogy, The Ghost Runner, is now available!
Blair Richmond, 2011
3
Out of Breath
Flynn is a thirteen-year-old girl caught between her violent, out-of-control brother, Sam, and her mother, who is struggling to cope.
Julie Myerson, 2012
4
Emma
Emma By Jane Austen "She always declares she will never marry, which, of course, means just nothing at all.
Jane Austen, 2009
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The Winds of Hope for a World Out of Breath: A Study of the ...
Perhaps this is where we have missed the true meaning of life." (from chapter 4) Robert G. Tuttle brings the 23rd Psalm to life for the twentieth century Christian.
Robert G. Tuttle, 1992
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Humour out of Breath. A comedie. Diuers times latelie acted, ...
John DAY (Dramatist.), afterwards HALLIWELL-PHILLIPPS HALLIWELL (James Orchard). And this, hope tells me, is faire Hermia. Fr. The more I looke, the more me thinkes tis she. Hip. The more I think, the more I find tis she. Fr. What should I  ...
John DAY (Dramatist.), afterwards HALLIWELL-PHILLIPPS HALLIWELL (James Orchard), 1860
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Out of breath
No further information has been provided for this title.
Eamon Grennan, 2007
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Green Power Already Out of Breath? Why Do German Consumers ...
Sarah Herz. (Harland/Staats/Wilke, 1999: 2506). Hence, since the intention to switch itself is not significantly supported by the respondents, the actual switching decision seems to be out of reach, too. Therefore, the results of the following ...
Sarah Herz, 2013
9
Out of Breath
A short story collection by Ohio writer Terry White.
Terry White, 2013
10
A Sharp Intake of Breath
I arrived at Nesker's out of breath and found it bustling, women hurrying to do their last-minute weekend shopping. I perused the bins out front before going in, dragging my hand close to the nuts but not touching them, not yet. My instincts were ...
John Miller, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUT OF BREATH»

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Police canteens fuelling Britain's 'blobby bobby' crisis by serving …
... adding: “They don't want somebody waddling down the road who's never going to arrive and when they get there, they're out of breath.”. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Knozone Action Day declared for Saturday
We are under an air quality alert that could leave some people out of breath. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has ... «WRTV Indianapolis, Jul 15»
3
Why should even the simple joy of dining out be off the menu?
Halfway through a meal, I get out of breath. My nephew can feed himself “like a big boy”. He too makes a mess, but Murray is 28 years my junior ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
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#MarrowForMoreno: S.A. soldier, 20, battles cancer to the end
My bones hurt, I run out of breath," he said. Gustavo got a small victory this week, after completing 12 weeks of radiation with his treatment taking place five days ... «KYTX, Jul 15»
5
Rugby: University A win final convincingly
Taieri looked stunned and a little out of breath. University led 17-10 at the break despite the. Eels enjoying the better of the half. The students ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Aisling Centre: Client Story - 'The first time in forever I feel mentally …
Just walking up the street can leave me out of breath. “I was working as a supervisory in the Card Factory. But it got to the stage that I couldn't ... «Impartial Reporter, Jul 15»
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Swimming tips with Lynn Crick from Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre
The funny thing is that most adults haven't had a lesson since we were children, if ever at all, and as such find themselves out of breath after ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Jul 15»
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Mo Farah revels in public acclaim to bring back memories of his …
He did not even appear especially out of breath. All those punishing afternoons he has spent at his Pyrenean training base in Font-Romeu ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
That's me in the picture: Olivier Bonnet, 20, runs on St Andrews …
We did several takes, so we were quite out of breath by the end, and we were told to keep our heads up. It was all very exciting – a complete ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Two women arrested for being asleep at the wheel, and drunk …
As an officer spoke with the woman who reported the fight, a teen boy, sweaty and out of breath, came out of a neighboring house. The officer ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
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