Sentence examples of "catch breath" in English

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How long can you hold your breath? Combien de temps peux-tu retenir ta respiration ?
He does not seem to be able to catch on to what she is saying. Il ne semble pas capable de saisir ce qu'elle dit.
The Greeks invented the comma, not for their literature but for their actors, to warn them to take a deep breath in preparation of an upcoming long phrase; thus a comma represents a pause. Les Grecs inventèrent la virgule, non pour leur littérature mais pour leurs acteurs, pour les avertir de prendre une longue inspiration en préparation d'une longue phrase à venir ; une virgule représente donc une pause.
The tuna catch is declining. Les prises de thon sont en diminution.
My attitude to the comma is physiological; the more breath I have, the fewer commas I use. Mon attitude vis-à-vis des virgules est physiologique ; plus j'ai de souffle, moins j'ai besoin de virgules.
I hurried in order to catch the first train. Je me dépêchai pour avoir le premier train.
His breath smells like goat cheese. Son haleine sent le fromage de chèvre.
She didn't run fast enough to catch the bus. Elle n'a pas couru assez vite pour attraper le bus.
Don't waste your breath. Ne gaspille pas ta salive.
It is not easy to catch a hare with your bare hands. Il est difficile d'attraper un lièvre à mains nues.
When I saw it, it took my breath away. Quand je vis cela, j'en eus le souffle coupé.
Let's hurry so that we can catch the bus. Dépêchons-nous, de manière à attraper le bus.
The students laughed under their breath when they saw that the teacher had put on his sweater backwards. Les élèves rirent dans leur barbe en voyant que le professeur avait mis son pull à l'envers.
It is easier to catch an escaped horse than to take back an escaped word. Il est plus facile d'attraper un cheval fugitif que de rattraper un mot échappé.
He took a deep breath. Il prit une profonde inspiration.
I beg your pardon, I didn't quite catch your name? Je vous demande pardon, je n'ai pas bien compris votre nom.
He quickly runs out of breath. Il s'essouffle vite.
I couldn't catch what he said. Je ne pouvais pas saisir ce qu'il disait.
Hold your breath, please. Veuillez retenir votre respiration.
You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. On attrape davantage de mouches avec du miel qu'avec du vinaigre.
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