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?
Continue à respirer.
Keep breathing.
J’ai du mal à respirer.
I have difficulty breathing.
Il a du mal à respirer.
He is having difficulty breathing.
Tom pouvait à peine respirer.
Tom was barely able to breathe.
Ziri a commencé à respirer mieux.
Ziri started to breathe better.
Elle cessa de respirer.
She stopped breathing.
Il éprouvait des difficultés à respirer.
He had trouble breathing.
Tom trouva cela très difficile de respirer.
Tom found it very difficult to breathe.
La pièce était si enfumée que je pouvais à peine respirer.
The room was so smoky that I could hardly breathe.
Sans oxygène, nous serions incapables de respirer.
Without oxygen, we would be unable to breathe.
C'est difficile de respirer.
It's hard to breathe.