GASP

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gasp I. verb A. intranzitiv

1. a gâfâi; a respire cu greutate, a se sufoca.

2. a căsca gura (de mirare).

3. to gasp for a dori cu înfocare, a tânji după, a suspina după;

to gasp for breath a-şi trage cu greu sufletul, a se sufoca.

gasp I. verb B. tranzitiv

to gasp out one's life a-şi da sufletul, a muri.

gasp II. substantiv

gâfâire, gâfâit, respiraţie grea;

to the last gasp până la ultima suflare, până în ultima clipă;

to be at the last gasp a fi pe moarte.

“That’s the man!” I gasped.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

‘What is it, then?’ he gasped in astonishment.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I have been making a fool of myself,” he gasped.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I—I don’t understand navigation, you know,” I gasped.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

“Is this your land, then?” gasped Alleyne.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“You are not angry?” he asked, gasping for breath.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

His hands flew up, he gave a sort of gasp, and fell.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

"Mercy on us. What dreadful thing will you do next?" and Jo fell into her seat with a gasp.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

“Upon my word!” gasped Mrs. Markleham.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Behind me the thick, gasping breathing of the creature sounded louder and louder.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)