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respir
breather (a brief respite) /reˈspir/
noun#4997 most common
Also: breath, respite, lull
Example sentences
Îmi trebuie un respir.
I need a breather.
Copiii au avut un respir de cinci minute între ore.
The children had a five-minute break between classes.
După atâta muncă, avem nevoie de un respir.
After so much work, we need a breather.
Piața imobiliară are nevoie de un respir după creșterile din ultimul an.
The real estate market needs a breather after last year's price increases.
Fără respir, alergătorii au continuat cursa până la capăt.
Without respite, the runners kept going to the end of the race.
În acel respir dintre două valuri de violență, orașul a încercat să-și revină.
In that lull between two waves of violence, the city tried to recover.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | respir | respiruri |
| Genitive | respirului | respirurilor |
| Accusative | respir | respiruri |
| Vocative | respirule | respirurilor |
Word family
a respirato breathe
respirațiebreathing, respirationrespiratorrespiratory; a respirator
respirabilbreathable
irespirabilunbreathable
Etymology
Respir is a Romanian noun formed from the verb a respira, meaning to breathe, by dropping the infinitive ending. A respira itself comes from Latin respirare, built from the prefix re- and spirare, to breathe. The Latin root spirare is of uncertain deeper origin, so no further ancestry is claimed here.
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