Meanings (ES + gloss)
bocanada • bocarada • boqueada • grito afogado • grito ahogado
A short, sudden intake of breath.
The audience gave a gasp of astonishment
calada
A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
I'm popping out for a gasp.
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
afogar un grito • ahogar un grito • boquear • respirar con dificultad
To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.
jadear
To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.
We were all gasping when we reached the summit.
c. 1761-1764, Robert Lloyd, An Epistle to C. Churchill, Author of the Rosicad She gasps and struggles hard for life.
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