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el respiro(
rrehs
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pee
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roh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. breath
Laureana dio un respiro hondo y se sumergió en la piscina.Laureana took a deep breath and dove into the pool.
a. rest
Necesito un respiro. Los brazos no me dan más de cargar esas cajas pesadas.I need to take a rest. My arms are tired from carrying those heavy boxes.
b. break
¡El jefe me hizo trabajar nueve horas seguidas sin respiro!My boss made me work for nine straight hours without a break!
c. breather (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El granjero se tomó un respiro de cinco minutos y continuó cavando la zanja.The farmer took a five-minute breather and then continued digging the ditch.
a. relief
La policía comenzó a patrullar estas calles. Es un respiro; no se podía salir de noche.The police started patrolling these streets. It's a relief; it was dangerous to walk at night.
4. (extension)
a. breathing space (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El Fondo Monetario Internacional le dio un respiro a Argentina para que estabilice su situación económica.The International Monetary Fund gave Argentina some breathing space to stabilize its economic situation.
b. grace period
No teníamos dinero para pagar los impuestos, así que el servicio de impuestos internos nos dio un respiro de dos meses.We didn't have the money to pay our taxes, so the revenue service gave us a grace period of two months.
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