🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Falta de ar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfaltɐ dʒi aʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Breathlessness/ˈbrɛθ.ləs.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Após correr, ele teve falta de ar."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of being unable to breathe easily or having difficulty in breathing.

    "After running up the stairs, she experienced breathlessness and had to sit down."
  2. 2

    A symptom often associated with various medical conditions, including asthma or heart disease.

    "The doctor noted that his breathlessness could be a sign of an underlying health issue."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'breathlessness' is derived from the combination of 'breath', which comes from the Old English 'bræð', meaning 'to breathe', and the suffix '-lessness', indicating the absence of something. The word has evolved to describe a condition characterized by difficulty in breathing, particularly in medical contexts.

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