breathtakingly

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breath·tak·ing

(brĕth′tā′kĭng)

adj.

1. Inspiring or exciting: a breathtaking view; a breathtaking ride.

2. Astonishing; astounding: breathtaking insensitivity.

breath′tak′ing·ly adv.

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Translations

breathtakingly

[ˈbreθˌteɪkɪŋlɪ] ADV breathtakingly beautiful → de una belleza impresionante, tan hermoso que corta la respiración
breathtakingly simple → de una sencillez impresionante or pasmosa
to go breathtakingly fast → ir a una velocidad vertiginosa

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

breathtakingly

[ˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋli] adv
breathtakingly beautiful → d'une beauté à vous couper le souffle
breathtakingly simple → d'une simplicité stupéfiante
breathtakingly hypocritical → d'une hypocrisie incroyablebreath test breath-test n → alcootest® mbreath-test breath test [ˈbrɛθtɛst] vt → faire passer l'alcootest® à
He was breath-tested → On lui a fait passer l'alcootest®.

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