le souffle coupé

Il a eu le souffle coupé.

He gasped.

Le public eut le souffle coupé.

The audience gasped.

Tom avait le souffle coupé.

Tom was breathless.

Ziri a eu le souffle coupé.

Ziri gasped.

Tu en as le souffle coupé.

It takes your breath away.

— Tesis (1996)

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.

J'en ai le souffle coupé.

It takes my breath away.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

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.

Tom a le souffle coupé.

Tom gasped.