English-French translations for with bated breath

• avec impatience
  Tout le monde attendait avec impatience de connaître le montant que le commissaire annoncerait. Everyone was waiting with bated breath for the moment when the Commissioner would produce the amount.
  Nous attendons avec impatience une proposition élaborée qui comprendrait un ensemble global de mesures définissant des "headline goals" en la matière. We are waiting with bated breath for a detailed proposal for a total package with so-called "headline goals" in this area.
  Entre-temps, nous attendons avec impatience la proposition de la Commission relative à l' égalité de traitement entre hommes et femmes en dehors du processus de travail. We are meanwhile awaiting the Commission proposal on male and female equality outside the employment process with bated breath.

Definition of with bated breath

• with reduced breath
• Eagerly; with great anticipation

Examples

• We are waiting with bated breath for the release of the new version.

Related words

• without batting an eye
• without batting an eyelid
• without batting an eyelash
• throw the baby out with bathwater
• throw the baby out with the bathwater
• throw out the baby with the bathwater