Grammatical class

Verb

respirer

to breathe

Details

Syllables

res-pi-rer

Phonetics

ʁɛs.pi.ʁe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

1592

Freq. (movies)

1668

Freq. (news)

11056

Sentences

Tu peux respirer ?

Can you breathe?

A1

Continue à respirer.

Keep breathing.

A1

J’ai du mal à respirer.

I have difficulty breathing.

A1

Il a du mal à respirer.

He is having difficulty breathing.

A1

Tom pouvait à peine respirer.

Tom was barely able to breathe.

A2

Ziri a commencé à respirer mieux.

Ziri started to breathe better.

A2

Elle cessa de respirer.

She stopped breathing.

B1

Il éprouvait des difficultés à respirer.

He had trouble breathing.

B1

Tom trouva cela très difficile de respirer.

Tom found it very difficult to breathe.

B1

La pièce était si enfumée que je pouvais à peine respirer.

The room was so smoky that I could hardly breathe.

B1

Sans oxygène, nous serions incapables de respirer.

Without oxygen, we would be unable to breathe.

B2

C'est difficile de respirer.

It's hard to breathe.

C2