respire

v., -spired, -spir·ing, -spires.

v.intr.

1. To breathe in and out; inhale and exhale.
2. To undergo the metabolic process of respiration.
3. To breathe easily again, as after a period of exertion or trouble.

v.tr.
To inhale and exhale (air); breathe.

[Middle English respiren, to breathe again, from Latin respīrāre : re-, re- + spīrāre, to breathe.]

verb

To breathe in and out: breathe. See breath/breathlessness.

IN BRIEF: To breathe in air and then exhale it.

In the mountains I respire the fresh air as I enjoy the beauty of nature.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - trække vejret, indånde
v. tr. - ind- og udånde luft, trække vejret

Nederlands (Dutch)
ademen

Français (French)
v. intr. - (Méd, Bot) respirer
v. tr. - (Méd, Bot) respirer

Deutsch (German)
v. - atmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (φυσιολ.) αναπνέω, ανασαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
respirare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - respirar

Русский (Russian)
дышать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - respirar, resollar
v. tr. - respirar, resollar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - andas, hämta andan, utsända (doft)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
呼吸, 散发出, 透出

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 呼吸
v. tr. - 呼吸, 散發出, 透出

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 호흡하다, 숨쉬다, 휴식하다
v. tr. - 호흡하다, 발산하다, 풍기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 呼吸する, 息をつく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتنفس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נשם, שאף ונשף, חזר לקוות‬
v. tr. - ‮נשם‬

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