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respiro

/resˈpiɾo/, [resˈpi.ɾo]

respite

  • Translations

Noun respiro m (plural respiros)

  1. breath
  2. break, respite, breather, relief, reprieve, rest
    ¡Dame un respiro!
    Give me a break!
    Dale un respiro.
    Give it a rest.
  3. breathing room, breathing space, slack
    Dale un respiro. Ella está realmente tratando de cambiar.
    Cut her some slack. She's really trying to change.

Verb respiro

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of respirar.

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Examples

  • Dame un respiro.

    Give me a break.

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  • Por favor, dame un respiro.

    Give me a break, please.

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  • Tras muchas cascadas el agua se lanza ruidosamente en el valle. Respiro profundamente y por alguna razón pienso en María, que siempre se lanza a una nueva aventura. Yo sé que siente una emoción desenfrenada al estar libre. Por eso ella no quiere unirse a mi.

    Through many cascades, the water shoots loudly into the valley. I breathe deeply and for some reason think about Maria, who is always going on a new adventure. I know she feels an unbridled emotion when she is free. That's why she doesn't want to be tied to me.

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  • Ella dio un respiro profundo.

    She took a deep breath.

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  • Dale un respiro John. Es su primer día en el trabajo.

    Cut him some slack, John. It's his first day on the job.

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