den Atem rauben

to take one's breath away

Türkçe: nefesini kesmek

Not den Atem nehmen

English says to take, so nehmen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Atem goes with rauben, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

der Atem m.

Verb

rauben

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

Register

Neutral register

In a sentence

Which form of rauben fills the gap?

Der atemberaubende Sonnenuntergang ____ dem Paar schier den Atem.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to take one's breath away' (astonish). Neutral register. Use when seeing a stunning view or hearing shocking news. Mistake: not literal; avoid in medical contexts.

Other verbs that go with Atem

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• außer Atem geratento get out of breath
• außer Atem seinto be out of breath
• Atem holento catch one's breath
• den Atem anhaltento hold one's breath

All collocations with Atem

Other collocations built on rauben

• den letzten Nerv raubento annoy someone to exhaustion

More from Körper und Gesundheit

• den Mund schließento shut one's mouth
• Fieber habento have a fever
• eine Salbe auftragento apply an ointment
• ins Auge fallen / springento catch the eye
• jdm. ins Ohr flüsternto whisper in someone's ear

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit