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riospráid — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breathe verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
  • respiration noun The act of breathing — taking air into the lungs and releasing it.

Senses

riospráid is used for these senses in English:

  • breathe (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
  • respiration The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath.

breathe — full definition

  1. verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
  2. verb To pause briefly to rest or recover.
  3. verb To say something very quietly, almost as a whisper.

respiration — full definition

  1. noun The act of breathing — taking air into the lungs and releasing it.
  2. noun In biology, the process by which cells break down nutrients using oxygen to release energy, producing carbon dioxide as a byproduct.

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