English-French translations for breathtaking

• époustouflant
  De nombreuses erreurs ont été commises et nous avons pu constater un manque époustouflant d'éthique, de morale et de décence en conjonction avec des conflits d'intérêts. A whole range of mistakes have been made and there has been a breathtaking lack of ethics, morals and decency, combined with conflicts of interest.
• à couper le souffle
  Tous ces changements à couper le souffle sont opérés sans que le Parlement européen se soit vu accorder la moindre possibilité en termes d'information et de contrôle. All these breathtaking changes are taking place without Parliament being granted even the slightest opportunity to obtain information and exercise control.

Definition of breathtaking

• stunningly beautiful; amazing
• Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment

Examples

• He went to the [[w:Grand Canyon
• Grand Canyon]] and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him
• breathtaking stupidity or rudeness

Related words

• breath
• breathe
• breathalyzer
• breathing
• breather
• breathalyze
• breathable
• breathless
• breathlessness