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respire
to breathe (that he/she breathe) /reˈspi.re/
verb#5380 most common
Also: breathes, may breathe
Example sentences
Vreau să respire ușor.
I want him to breathe easily.
Doctorul spune că trebuie să respire mai adânc.
The doctor says she needs to breathe more deeply.
Las-o pe fetiță să respire în voie.
Let the little girl breathe freely.
Pacientul are nevoie de oxigen ca să respire normal.
The patient needs oxygen in order to breathe normally.
Antrenorul o îndeamnă să respire calm înainte de start.
The coach urges her to breathe calmly before the start.
Deși rănit, alpinistul se străduia să respire regulat, în ciuda altitudinii extreme.
Although injured, the climber struggled to breathe regularly despite the extreme altitude.
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 machine
respirabilbreathable
a inspirato inhale, to inspire
a expirato exhale, to expire
Etymology
"Respire" is the third-person subjunctive form of the Romanian verb "a respira", meaning "to breathe". The verb comes from Latin "respirare", built from "re-" and "spirare" ("to breathe, to blow"). It entered Romanian as part of the learned Latin vocabulary restored during the nineteenth-century re-Latinization of the language, alongside a native, older word for breathing. The deeper origin of Latin "spirare" itself is disputed among linguists, so no single root is given here.
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