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respirare

to breathe

verb reh-spee-RAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: Latin respirare (to breathe again)

Usage Note

Respirare uses the auxiliary avere in compound tenses (ho respirato = I breathed). The noun la respirazione means breathing or respiration; il respiro is a breath (single instance). The phrase respirare a pieni polmoni (to breathe with full lungs) means to breathe deeply and freely.

Examples

"Qui si respira un'aria pulita."

Natural Translation

Here one breathes clean air.

Literal Translation

Here one-breathes an air clean.

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