à perdre haleine

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  • IPA(key): /a pɛʁdʁ a.lɛn/
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Adverb

à perdre haleine

  1. (figuratively) until one is out of breath, until one is gasping for breath
    Synonym: à perte d’haleine
    courir à perdre haleineto run until one is out of breath; to run like the wind, like a bat out of hell