Meaning

2 senses
  1. A faint.

    Ohnmacht

    о́бморокóbmorok, поте́ря созна́нияpotérja soznánija

  2. An infatuation.

More definitions
  • a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

Examples

4 sentences
  1. I don’t want a nurse who swoons at the sight of blood.

    ruЯ не хочу медсестру, которая падает в обморок от вида крови. — odexed

    deIch will keine Krankenschwester, die beim Anblick von Blut ohnmächtig wird. — Yorwba

  2. Christina swooned when Jack winked at her.

    deChristina wurde ohnmächtig, als Hans ihr zuzwinkerte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Every time Tom walks by Human Resources, the women swoon.

  4. It was on this ominous spot that Lucy Ashton first drew breath after her long and almost deadly swoon.

    deAn diesem unheilvollen Ort machte Lucy Ashton den ersten Atemzug nach ihrer langen und nahezu tödlichen Ohnmacht. — Yorwba

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a faint:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a faint:

Origin

From Middle English swoune, swone, from the verb (see below).

From Middle English swoune, swone, from the verb (see below).

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Forms

plural: swoons
Singularswoon
Pluralswoons

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

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