Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
block our breathing
Italian translation:
ci è venuto da trattenere il respiro
English term
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian
block our breathing
We start coughing, and our eyes was -- it was really difficult to open our eyes.
Something like burning, and otherwise was cut off, we couldn't speak.
Also, I feel sick, and I wanted to vomiting like that.
But it was difficult to breathe.
Il testo è tratto dalla deposizione di una sopravvissuta a un incendio in un palazzo e riguarda il momento in cui tentò con il figlio di scendere le scale già piene di fumo. Premetto che la signora non è di madrelingua inglese.
| 3 | ci è venuto da trattenere il respiro |
Danila Moro
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| 3 | trattenere/bloccare il respiro |
Francesco Badolato
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Non-PRO (1): Francesco Badolato
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Proposed translations
Italy
Master's Degree in Psychology
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, Italian
ci è venuto da trattenere il respiro
siccome ho la tosse ho iniziato a tossire molto forte e ho sentito il battito del cuore accellerato per istinto mi è venuto da trattenere il respiro
https://www.medicitalia.it/consulti/cardiologia/348298-batti...
Italy
Fast and reliable
Native in: Italian
Works in: English, English to Italian, Italian
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