espiración

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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)

  1. 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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