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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfalto de aliento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fal-to de a-lien-to
"Llegó a la cima falto de aliento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tending to become out of breath easily, typically due to exertion or poor physical condition.
"Being out of shape, he became noticeably short-winded after climbing just two flights of stairs." - 2
Tending to talk at excessive length; long-winded or verbose.
"The chairman gave a remarkably short-winded speech that finished well ahead of schedule."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adjectives 'short' (from Old English 'sceort') and 'winded' (from the noun 'wind', originating from Proto-Germanic *windaz). Initially appearing in Middle English during the 15th century, the compound originally referred to physical breathlessness or respiratory restriction before expanding to describe tedious, lengthy speech.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Short-winded" is said worldwide
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essoufflé
Transliteration: es-oo-flay
"Il était essoufflé après avoir couru."
kurzatmig
Transliteration: koort-aht-mig
"Nach dem Rennen war er sehr kurzatmig."
affannato
Transliteration: af-fan-na-to
"Era affannato dopo la salita."
falto de aliento
Transliteration: fal-to de a-lien-to
"Llegó a la cima falto de aliento."
sem fôlego
Transliteration: se-m fo-le-go
"Ele ficou sem fôlego após a corrida."
दम फूलने वाला
Transliteration: dam phoolne wala
"सीढ़ियाँ चढ़ने के बाद वह दम फूलने लगा था।"
气喘吁吁的
Transliteration: qì chuǎn xū xū de
"爬完山后他气喘吁吁的。"
숨이 찬
Transliteration: sum-i chan
"그는 계단을 오른 후 숨이 찼다."
息切れした
Transliteration: ikigire shita
"彼は階段を上った後、息切れしていた。"
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