essouffler
Meanings
Verb
1. to knock the wind out of, leave breathless (transitive)
2. to become breathless (reflexive)
3. to run out of steam, to tail off (reflexive, figurative, figuratively)
Examples7
Il s'essouffle vite.
He quickly runs out of breath.
Tom est essoufflé.
Tom is winded.
Je me sentis essoufflé après avoir monté les escaliers en courant.
I felt winded after running up the stairs.
Je me sentis essoufflée après avoir monté les escaliers en courant.
I felt winded after running up the stairs.
Au bout d'un moment, la passion et l'engouement s'essoufflent.
After a while, passion and infatuation ooze away.
Leur relation s'est essoufflée au bout de quelques mois.
Their relationship fizzled out after a few months.