Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to heave for air

Polish translation:

z trudem łapać powietrze

Added to glossary by Epcia33
May 1, 2018 04:27
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English term

to heave for air

English to Polish Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
So the miners will take a canary in the coal mine and they'll put it in a little cage and the canary is very sensitive to carbon monoxide and if they see the canary lying on their side heaving for air, they know they need to get out.

https://youtu.be/4lf8fdiU1Qk?t=8000

Pewnie chodzi o to, że kanarek próbuje zaczerpnąć powietrza, ale chciałam się upewnić. Bardzo dziękuję!

Proposed translations

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z trudem łapać powietrze

kanarek z trudem łapie powietrze
kanarek leży na boku i ledwo zipie
itp.

heave = to pant; breathe hard; gasp
(Collins)
Peer comment(s):

agree Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2 hrs
agree Grzegorz Mysiński
5 hrs
agree Miroslaw Szewczyk
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walczyć o oddech

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