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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spirātiōnem. By surface analysis, espirar + -ción.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /espiɾaˈθjon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /espiɾaˈsjon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: es‧pi‧ra‧ción
Noun
espiración f (plural espiraciones)
- exhalation
- Synonym: exhalación
2016 February 4, “El 22% de los conductores cree en trucos para superar los test de droga”, in El País:Cuando se nos práctica este tipo de prueba, realizamos una larga y continua espiración.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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