souffle
Meanings
Noun
1. blowing (act of expelling air from the mouth)
2. a breeze, a gust (movement of wind)
3. a breath, or the act of breathing
4. the inspiration or influence (for a work of art, idea, & so forth))
5. the powerful movement of air caused by an explosion
6. the sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart; a murmur (cardiology, medicine)
Examples50
Je perds le souffle.
I get out of breath.
Il n'y avait pas un souffle d'air.
There was not a breath of air.
La porte s'ouvrit d'un souffle.
The door blew open.
Elle a repris son souffle.
She caught her breath.
Je n'arrive pas à reprendre mon souffle.
I can't catch my breath.
Je n'ai plus de souffle.
I'm out of breath.