with bated breath

Etymology
From the verb, alteration by of the verb. in The Merchant of Venice, see quotations.

Prepositional phrase

 * 1) With reduced breath.
 * 2)  Eagerly; with great anticipation.
 * 1)  Eagerly; with great anticipation.
 * 1)  Eagerly; with great anticipation.
 * 1)  Eagerly; with great anticipation.
 * 1)  Eagerly; with great anticipation.

Translations

 * Belarusian: з зато́еным дыха́ннем, затаі́ўшы дыха́нне, стаі́ўшы дыха́нне
 * Bulgarian: със затае́н дъх
 * Czech: se zatajeným dechem
 * Finnish: henkeä pidätellen
 * French:
 * German: mit angehaltenem Atem
 * Hebrew: בקוצר רוח
 * Korean: 숨-을 죽이고
 * Polish: z zapartym tchem
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: so zatajeným dychom
 * Spanish: conteniendo el aliento
 * Swedish: med återhållen andedräkt
 * Ukrainian: затамува́вши по́дих


 * Dutch: met ingehouden adem
 * Finnish: henkeä pidätellen
 * French: avec impatience
 * German: mit angehaltenem Atem
 * Hungarian:
 * Polish: z zapartym tchem
 * Portuguese: prendendo o fôlego, com a respiração em suspenso, com a respiração suspensa
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, con aliento entrecortado
 * Swedish: med andan i halsgropen
 * Telugu: ఊపిరి బిగబట్టి