à couper le souffle
/a kupe lə sufl/
adjective
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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breathtaking
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Le paysage était à couper le souffle.
The landscape was breathtaking.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
atemberaubend is the German word for the same thing — both mean "breathtaking."
Practice
1 What does à couper le souffle mean?
breathtaking
2 Fill the gap: Le paysage était à couper le ___.
Full sentence: Le paysage était à couper le souffle. (The landscape was breathtaking.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches à couper le souffle?
à couper le souffle: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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