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Breathtaking

adjective/kælˈɔsᵻɾi/
Definition
tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kælˈɔsᵻɾi/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹˈɛθteɪkɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹˈɛθteɪkɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /kælˈɔsᵻɾi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivetending to cause suspension of regular breathing
“a breathless flight”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
atemberaubend
neigt dazu, die normale Atmung zu unterbrechen
🇫🇷French
à couper le souffle
tendant à provoquer une suspension de la respiration régulière
🇪🇸Spanish
asombroso
tiende a provocar la suspensión de la respiración regular
🇮🇹Italian
mozzafiato
tendente a causare la sospensione della respirazione regolare
🇳🇱Dutch
adembenemend
de neiging om onderbreking van de normale ademhaling te veroorzaken
🇵🇹Portuguese
de tirar o fôlego
tendendo a causar suspensão da respiração regular
🇷🇺Russian
захватывающий дух
имеет тенденцию вызывать остановку регулярного дыхания
India
🇮🇳Hindi
लुभावनी
नियमित सांस लेने में रुकावट पैदा करने की प्रवृत्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
শ্বাসরুদ্ধকর
নিয়মিত শ্বাস-প্রশ্বাস বন্ধ করার প্রবণতা
🇮🇳Tamil
மூச்சடைக்கக்கூடிய
வழக்கமான சுவாசத்தின் இடைநீக்கத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉత్కంఠభరితమైన
సాధారణ శ్వాస సస్పెన్షన్‌కు కారణమవుతుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
चित्तथरारक
नियमित श्वासोच्छवासाच्या निलंबनास कारणीभूत ठरणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
આકર્ષક
નિયમિત શ્વાસોચ્છવાસના સસ્પેન્શનનું કારણ બને છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉಸಿರುಕಟ್ಟುವ
ನಿಯಮಿತ ಉಸಿರಾಟದ ಅಮಾನತು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആശ്വാസകരമായ
പതിവ് ശ്വാസോച്ഛ്വാസം താൽക്കാലികമായി നിർത്താൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲਾ
ਨਿਯਮਤ ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣ ਦੇ ਮੁਅੱਤਲ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سانس لینے والا
باقاعدگی سے سانس لینے کی معطلی کا سبب بننا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
惊险
往往会导致正常呼吸暂停
🇯🇵Japanese
息を呑むような
規則的な呼吸の停止を引き起こす傾向がある
🇰🇷Korean
아슬 아슬한
규칙적인 호흡을 정지시키는 경향이 있음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngoạn mục
có xu hướng gây ra tình trạng ngừng thở đều đặn
🇹🇭Thai
น่าทึ่ง
มีแนวโน้มที่จะทำให้การหายใจหยุดชะงักเป็นประจำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menakjubkan
cenderung menyebabkan terhentinya pernapasan teratur
🇵🇭Filipino
makapigil-hininga
may posibilidad na maging sanhi ng suspensyon ng regular na paghinga
🇲🇾Malay
menakjubkan
cenderung menyebabkan penggantungan pernafasan biasa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مبهر
تميل إلى التسبب في توقف التنفس المنتظم
🇮🇷Persian
نفس گیر
تمایل به ایجاد تعلیق تنفس منظم
🇹🇷Turkish
nefes kesen
düzenli nefes almanın askıya alınmasına neden olma eğilimi
🇮🇱Hebrew
עוֹצֵר נְשִׁימָה
נוטה לגרום להפסקת נשימה סדירה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'breathtaking'?
The primary meaning of 'breathtaking' is 'tending to cause suspension of regular breathing'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'breathtaking' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'breathtaking' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'breathtaking' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'breathtaking' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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