Definition
In a way that is very excited, anxious, or as if out of breath from exertion.
Etymology
From 'breathless' ('breath' from Old English 'braeth' + '-less' meaning without) + '-ly' (adverb suffix). Describes a state of being without breath, whether from exertion or emotion.
Kelly Says
When excited or anxious, people actually do breathe differently—our language instinctively connects emotions to the physical act of breathing, which is why meditation teaches breathing to calm the mind.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነብስ አይደለም
nebs ɑɪˈdɛlɛm
BNবাংলা
শ্বাসরোধ
ʃwɑːsroːdʰ
CACatalà
sense respiració
sɛns rəˈspɪrəˈsi̯o
CSČeština
dechtivě
ˈdɛxtiːvɛ
DADansk
åndetæt
ˈɑːndetæt
DEDeutsch
keuchend
ˈkɔɪ̯çnd
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς ανάσα
xoriˈanasɑ
ESEspañol
sin aliento
sin aˈjente
FAفارسی
تنفسگير
tanfɛsˌɡeːr
FISuomi
hengittämättä
ˈhɛŋiˌtæmätːæ
FRFrançais
sans souffle
san sʊˈfɛl
HEעברית
בלי נשימה
bəˈli nəʃiːmə
HIहिन्दी
सांस रुकना
saːns ruːkna
HUMagyar
légzéstől mentesen
lɛɡzɛstől ˈmɛntɛsɛn
IDBahasa Indonesia
kehilangan napas
kehilangan naˈpas
IGIG
kpu n'eche
kpu nˈɛtʃɛ
ITItaliano
senza fiato
senˈza ˈfjaːto
KMKM
របៀបដោយ
rəˈbɪəp dɔːj
MRMR
श्वास नसल्याने
ʃwɑːs nɑsljɑːˈneː
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa nafas
tanˈpa naˈfas
MYမြန်မာ
ရှုတ်ပြီး
ʃʊʔ pɹiː
NLNederlands
snuffelend
ˈsnʏfəlɛnd
NONorsk
åndsløs
ˈɑːnˌslɔːs
PAPA
ਸਾँસ ਘਾਟ
saːns ɡʰaːt
PLPolski
bez tchu
bɛz ˈt͡ʂu
PTPortuguês
sem fôlego
sem ˈfɔlɛɡu
RORomână
fără respirație
ˈfarə reˈspɪrɑːt͡siː
RUРусский
задыхаясь
zɐˈdɐxɐjˈsʲɪs
SVSvenska
andfådd
ˈandfɑːd
SWKiswahili
bila kupumua
biˈla kuˈpuːmuːa
TAதமிழ்
வாசம் இல்லாத
vāːsam illāːd̪a
TEతెలుగు
శ్వాస లేని
ʃwɑːsa lɛːni
THไทย
ขาดอากาศ
khaːt ʔaːkʰaːt
TLTL
walang hininga
walang ˈhɪŋa
TRTürkçe
nefesi kesilmiş
neˈfɛsi kesiˈliʃ
UKУкраїнська
за mancanza дихання
za manˈkɑːstʃa dyˈxanːnja
URاردو
سانس کی کمی
sāns kī kamī
VITiếng Việt
khô nghẹt
khoː ŋɛt
ZUZU
ngaphandle kwesifuba
ŋaˈpʰaːnɬe kwɛˈsiːfuba