Atem

Atem <-s> [ʼa:təm] m

kein pl

1) (Atemluft) breath;

den \Atem anhalten to hold one's breath;

\Atem holen [o schöpfen] to take [or draw] a breath;

wieder zu \Atem kommen to get one's breath back, to catch one's breath;

nach \Atem ringen to be gasping for breath;

außer \Atem out of breath

2) (das Atmen) breathing;

mit angehaltenem \Atem holding one's breath

WENDUNGEN:

mit angehaltenem \Atem with bated breath;

den längeren \Atem haben to have the whip hand;

jdn in \Atem halten to keep sb on their toes;

\Atem holen [o schöpfen] to take a [deep] breath;

jdm den \Atem verschlagen to take sb's breath away, to leave sb speechless;

in einem [o im selben] \Atem (geh) in one/the same breath