Sentence examples of "souffle" in French with translation "breath"

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Il a retenu son souffle. He held his breath.
Elle a repris son souffle. She caught her breath.
J'étais à bout de souffle. I ran out of breath.
La vue lui coupa le souffle. He lost his breath at the sight.
Il marmonna quelque chose sous son souffle. He muttered something under his breath.
Je me battrai jusqu'au dernier souffle. I will fight to the last breath.
Nous regardâmes le match en retenant notre souffle. We watched the game while holding our breath.
Je regardais la scène en retenant mon souffle. I was watching the scene holding my breath.
La liberté est le souffle de la vie. Freedom is the breath of life.
Il n'y avait pas un souffle d'air. There was not a breath of air.
Il a regardé le match tout en retenant son souffle. He held his breath while watching the match.
Quand je vis cela, j'en eus le souffle coupé. When I saw it, it took my breath away.
Vous ne pouvez pas vous tuer en retenant votre souffle. You cannot kill yourself by holding your breath.
J'ai le souffle coupé d'avoir monté les marches quatre à quatre. I'm out of breath after running up the stairs.
Les effets secondaires possibles incluent des troubles de la vision et un souffle court. Possible side effects include blurred vision and shortness of breath.
Si tu peux voir ton souffle pendant que tu expires, tu sais qu'il fait froid. If you can see your breath when you exhale, you know it's cold.
Mon attitude vis-à-vis des virgules est physiologique ; plus j'ai de souffle, moins j'ai besoin de virgules. My attitude to the comma is physiological; the more breath I have, the fewer commas I use.
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