Translation for "bated breath" to spanish
Translation examples
With bated breath and crouching figures they stumbled across it, and gained the shelter of the hedge, which they skirted until they came to the gap which opened into the cornfields.
Con el aliento retenido y rasantes al suelo, ganaron al poco el seto limítrofe, de cuyo abrigo no se separó la comitiva hasta llegar a un vano abierto a los campos cultivados.
They leaned forward, with bated breath.
—Todos adelantaron el cuerpo, conteniendo el aliento.
The children watched with bated breath.
Los niños lo estaban observando todo, conteniendo el aliento.
The Roman Empire looks to us with bated breath.
El Imperio romano nos mira conteniendo el aliento.
The singing stopped as everyone watched with bated breath.
Callaron los cánticos y todo el mundo permaneció silencioso conteniendo el aliento.
She sensed someone nearby, hiding with bated breath.
Pero ella sentía que allí cerca había alguien agazapado, conteniendo el aliento.
“I will listen to teacher with bated breath,” she said mockingly.
—Escucharé al profesor conteniendo el aliento —dijo ella, en tono zumbón—.
Jane watched him with bated breath when he rose to his feet.
Jane lo observaba conteniendo el aliento. El chico se puso en pie.
The noble youths had forgotten their mockery and with bated breath were following the roll of the dice.
Los nobles jóvenes habían dejado de burlarse y ahora observaban la partida conteniendo el aliento.
It took him ages to decipher those few words, while we all waited with bated breath.
Tardó siglos en descifrar aquellas pocas palabras, mientras todos esperábamos conteniendo el aliento.
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