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| Subject | Russian | English |
| Makarov. | захватить дух у | take someone's breath away (кого-либо) |
| gen. | от его предложения у меня просто дух захватило | his suggestion fairly took my breath away |
| gen. | у меня захватило дух | it took my breath away |
| gen. | у нас от его игры и т.д. захватило дух | his performance her beauty, their audacity, etc. took our breath away |
| gen. | у нас от его исполнения и т.д. захватило дух | his performance her beauty, their audacity, etc. took our breath away |
| gen. | у него дух захватило от этой перспективы | he was dazzled by the prospect |
| Makarov. | у него захватило дух | his breath failed |