respirar

Meaning

to breathe

Concepts

breathe

respire

breath

exhale

inhale

take a breath

get one’s breath

away’

breathing

suspire

catch one’s breath

rest

take a breather

take breath

lungs

Hyphenated as

res‧pi‧rar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/respiˈɾaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish respirar, from Latin respīrāre. Cognate with English respire.

Sentences

Capaz de respirar aire y así aguantar condiciones de baja concentración de oxígeno .

Able to breathe air and thus withstand conditions of low oxygen concentration.