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inspira
to breathe in, inhale /inspiˈra/
verb#4095 most common
Also: to inspire (arouse ideas, feelings, or creativity)
Example sentences
Eu inspir aer proaspăt.
I breathe in fresh air.
Trebuie să inspiri adânc înainte de a înota.
You need to breathe in deeply before swimming.
Ea inspiră profund ca să se calmeze.
She breathes in deeply to calm herself.
Profesorul ne inspiră să învățăm mai mult.
The teacher inspires us to learn more.
Muzica ei m-a inspirat să scriu acest poem.
Her music inspired me to write this poem.
Filosofii antici au inspirat generații întregi de gânditori, deși puțini le-au înțeles pe deplin ideile.
Ancient philosophers have inspired whole generations of thinkers, though few fully understood their ideas.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | inspir | inspirai | voi inspira |
| 2sg | inspiri | inspirași | vei inspira |
| 3sg | inspiră | inspiră | va inspira |
| 1pl | inspirăm | inspirarăm | vom inspira |
| 2pl | inspirați | inspirarăți | veți inspira |
| 3pl | inspiră | inspirară | vor inspira |
Word family
inspirațieinspiration; inhalation
inspiratinspired
inspiratorinspiring
respirato breatheexpirato exhale, to expireEtymology
Romanian borrowed "a inspira" from French "inspirer", reinforced by the Latin source "inspirare", during the 19th-century push to re-Latinize the language. The Latin word breaks down into "in-" (into) and "spirare" (to breathe). The physical sense of drawing air in and the figurative sense of instilling ideas were already both present in Latin and passed into Romanian together.
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