PANT

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Traducere în limba română

pant I. verb A. intranzitiv

1. a gâfâi, a răsufla din greu;

to pant for breath a căuta să-şi reia suflul.

2. (despre inimă etc.) a palpita, a bate puternic.

3. a tinde; a-şi da osteneală, se sili.

4. (for, after) a râvni, a pofti mult (la, după);

to pant to do smth. a dori puternic să facă ceva.

pant I. verb B. tranzitiv

1. (şi to pant out) a spune gâfâind sau cu voce întretăiată.

2. (şi to pant out) a respira puternic.

3. (înv.) a avea mare poftă de, a râvni la.

pant II. substantiv

1. gâfâit gâfâire; oftat scurt/ convulsiv.

2. palpitaţie, bătaie (a inimii).

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

He lay panting on his side, a dozen feet away, unable to crawl to her.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

“Just one word before you go, Sir Charles,” he panted.

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She arrived at the house panting and short of breath from the haste she had made.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

At length, however, he got better, though he still panted hard, and was so exhausted that he was obliged to sit on the stool of the shop-desk.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

The Lion went back a third time and got the Tin Woodman, and then they all sat down for a few moments to give the beast a chance to rest, for his great leaps had made his breath short, and he panted like a big dog that has been running too long.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

"There!" he panted.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He was panting and gasping for breath when Martin released him.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

Peggotty cried out No! with an astonishing volume of voice; and then sat down, and began to pant, and said I had given her a turn.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

"Had enough?" he panted.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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