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le souffle coupé

out of breath; speechless

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out of breath; speechless Used when someone is physically breathless or so surprised or moved that they cannot speak.
FR: Après avoir couru jusqu'à la gare, j'avais le souffle coupé.
EN: After running to the station, I was out of breath.

Tom avait le souffle coupé.

Tom was breathless.

Ziri a eu le souffle coupé.

Ziri gasped.

Tom a le souffle coupé.

Tom gasped.

J'ai le souffle coupé d'avoir monté les marches quatre à quatre.

I’m out of breath from taking the stairs two at a time.

Il a eu le souffle coupé.

He gasped.

J'en ai le souffle coupé.

It takes my breath away.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Mary a eu le souffle coupé.

Mary gasped.

Quand je vis cela, j'en eus le souffle coupé.

When I saw that, it took my breath away.

Tom a eu le souffle coupé.

Tom gasped.

Le public eut le souffle coupé.

The audience gasped.