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respira
to breathe /respiˈra/
verb#2091 most common
Also: to inhale and exhale, to catch one's breath, to exude (figuratively, of a feeling or quality)
Example sentences
Eu respir aer curat.
I breathe clean air.
Ea respiră greu după alergare.
She breathes heavily after running.
Trebuie să respiri adânc ca să te calmezi.
You need to breathe deeply to calm down.
Pacientul respira cu dificultate înainte de operație.
The patient was breathing with difficulty before the surgery.
Medicii au observat că bolnavul nu mai respira normal.
Doctors noticed the patient was no longer breathing normally.
Deși plămânii îi erau afectați de fum, bărbatul continua să respire, tot mai greu cu fiecare minut.
Although his lungs were damaged by smoke, the man kept breathing, more and more heavily with each minute.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | respir | respirai | voi respira |
| 2sg | respiri | respirași | vei respira |
| 3sg | respiră | respiră | va respira |
| 1pl | respirăm | respirarăm | vom respira |
| 2pl | respirați | respirarăți | veți respira |
| 3pl | respiră | respirară | vor respira |
Word family
respirațiebreathing, respiration
respiratorrespirator, breathing apparatus
respirabilbreathable
inspirato inhale, to inspireexpirato exhale, to expireEtymology
Respira comes from Latin respirare, itself built from the prefix re- and the verb spirare, to breathe or blow. The word entered Romanian as part of its Latin inheritance and was reinforced later by French respirer during the 19th century modernization of Romanian vocabulary. The core sense, drawing air in and letting it out, has stayed stable across two thousand years of use.
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