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essouffler

/e.su.fle/ verb C2
  1. to knock the wind out of, leave breathless (transitive)
  2. to become breathless (reflexive)
  3. to run out of steam, to tail off (figuratively, reflexive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
essouffler
Present participle
essoufflant
Past participle
essoufflé
Present (je)
essouffle
Future (je)
essoufflerai
Passé composé (je)
ai essoufflé

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Monte-Cristo le suivit des yeux, et le vit aborder le valet qui, tout essoufflé encore, tira de sa poche un petit paquet cacheté.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 856 · C1

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