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breathlessness in Italian

breathlessness in Italian is affanno — breathlessness means the feeling of being short of breath, usually just for a while after physical effort.

breathlessness in Italian

affanno
noun
The state of being breathless or out of breath, especially merely temporarily from exertion.

What does "breathlessness" mean?

  1. noun The feeling of being short of breath, usually just for a while after physical effort.
    "Climbing eight flights of stairs while the elevator is out of service can easily produce some breathlessness in people whose physical fitness is otherwise not noticeably impaired."
  2. noun (medical) Trouble breathing that is a sign of an illness.
    "Since he'd entered the urgent care center, his breathlessness had only gotten worse, even though he'd been sitting quietly."
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breathlessness in a sentence

  • Climbing eight flights of stairs while the elevator is out of service can easily produce some breathlessness in people whose physical fitness is otherwise not noticeably impaired.
  • Since he'd entered the urgent care center, his breathlessness had only gotten worse, even though he'd been sitting quietly.

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What is "breathlessness" in Italian?
"breathlessness" in Italian is affanno. breathlessness means: The feeling of being short of breath, usually just for a while after physical effort.
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