le souffle

breath

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breath Used in expressions like couper le souffle, meaning 'take one's breath away' or 'breathtaking'.
FR: Le vent froid lui a coupé le souffle.
EN: The cold wind took his breath away.

S'il en avait le souffle, il irait à l'évier.

If he had the breath for it, he would go to the sink.

— Carandiru (2003)

Tu m'as coupé le souffle.

You took my breath away.

— Control (2007)

En hiver, j'aime rester à la maison, près du feu, et écouter le souffle du vent.

In winter, I like to stay at home, by the fire, and listen to the sound of the wind.

La liberté est le souffle de la vie.

Freedom is the breath of life.

La vue lui coupa le souffle.

The sight took his breath away.

As-tu facilement le souffle court lorsque tu marches?

Do you easily get out of breath when you walk?

Je ne peux pas utiliser le souffle permanent, ici?

Can't I use the permanent breath here?

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : Le train de l'Infini (2020)

Nous vivrons dans le souffle de chaque génération à venir.

We will live on in the breath of every generation to come.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Votre danse à la fête m'a coupé le souffle.

Your dancing at the party took my breath away.

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Elle m'a coupé le souffle.

She took my breath away.

Il m’a coupé le souffle.

It took my breath away.

Je perds le souffle.

I'm losing my breath.

Toi, le souffle qui me porte.

You, the breath that carries me.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Avez-vous facilement le souffle court lorsque vous marchez?

Do you easily get out of breath when you walk?