außer Atem geraten

to get out of breath

Türkçe: nefesi kesilmek

Noun

Atem m.

Verb

geraten

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Jogger gerät nach dem steilen Aufstieg völlig außer Atem.

How it is used

Means 'to get out of breath.' Neutral register. Use after running up stairs or exercising. Mistake: 'geraten' implies a sudden change, not a steady state.

Other verbs that go with Atem

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• außer Atem seinto be out of breath
• Atem holento catch one's breath
• den Atem anhaltento hold one's breath
• den Atem raubento take one's breath away

All collocations with Atem

Other collocations built on geraten

• in Abhängigkeit geraten von+Dat.to become dependent on
• in Aufregung geratento get excited/agitated
• in Aufruhr geratento fall into turmoil
• in Bedrängnis geratento get into a difficult situation
• in Begeisterung geratento become enthusiastic
• in Brand geratento catch fire
• in Ekstase geratento go into ecstasy
• in Erstaunen geratento become amazed or astonished