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1 respirare
1. v/t breathe (in)2. v/i breathefig draw breath* * *respirare v.tr. e intr. to breathe (anche fig.), (form.) to respire; ( prendere fiato) to get* one's breath (back): tutti gli esseri viventi respirano, all living beings breathe (o respire); respirare a pieni polmoni, to breathe deeply; respirare aria pura, to breathe pure air; respirare con la bocca, to breathe through one's mouth; respirare con le branchie, to breathe through gills; respirare ossigeno, to inhale oxygen; qui dentro non si respira, apriamo la finestra, it's very stuffy in here, let's open the window; lasciami respirare, poi ti racconto tutto, let me get my breath back then I shall tell you everything; ora che ho finito il mio lavoro posso finalmente respirare, now that I have finished my work I can have time to breathe at last; se n'è andato: finalmente si respira, he has gone at long last, we can breathe again; qui c'è meno gente e si respira un po', it's not so crowded here, there's some breathing space // vorrei respirare aria nuova, sono stufo di respirare la stessa aria, (fig.) I'd like a change (of air).* * *[respi'rare]1. vi(aus avere) (gen) to breathe, (inspirare) to breathe in, inhale, (fig : distendersi) to get one's breath (back), (rassicurarsi) to breathe againnon respiri! — (dal medico) hold your breath!
2. vt* * *[respi'rare] 1.1) to breatherespirare dal o col naso to breathe through one's nose; respirare profondamente, a pieni polmoni to breathe deeply; con quest'afa non si respira! — it's so hot and sticky it's hard to breathe!
2) fig. (avere pace)2.verbo transitivo to breathe (in), to inhale [aria, gas, fumo, polvere]si respira un'aria nuova — fig. there's a breath of fresh air
* * *respirare/respi'rare/ [1](aus. avere)1 to breathe; respirare dal o col naso to breathe through one's nose; respirare profondamente, a pieni polmoni to breathe deeply; con quest'afa non si respira! it's so hot and sticky it's hard to breathe!2 fig. (avere pace) non abbiamo un minuto per respirare we don't have a moment to catch our breath; lasciami respirare! let me get my breath back!to breathe (in), to inhale [ aria, gas, fumo, polvere]; si respira un'aria nuova fig. there's a breath of fresh air. -
2 respirare
[respi'rare]1. vi(aus avere) (gen) to breathe, (inspirare) to breathe in, inhale, (fig : distendersi) to get one's breath (back), (rassicurarsi) to breathe againnon respiri! — (dal medico) hold your breath!
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3 appena
1. adv just2. conj as soon as* * *appena avv.1 ( a stento, a malapena) scarcely, hardly, with difficulty: ci si vede appena, you can hardly see a thing; riuscivo appena a sentire la sua voce, I could hardly hear her voice2 ( soltanto, solo un poco) only, hardly: erano appena le dieci, it was only ten o'clock; mi guardò appena, he hardly looked at me; morì appena diciottenne, he was only nineteen when he died // ( appena appena) lo stipendio bastava appena appena a coprire le spese d'affitto, his salary only just covered the rent4 (corr. con che o quando) hardly... (when); as soon as, no sooner... than: era appena entrato che (o quando) squillò il telefono, he had hardly come in when the phone rang; eravamo appena usciti quando incominciò a piovere, no sooner had we left the house than it began to rain◆ cong. ( subito dopo che) as soon as: appena mi vide mi corse incontro, as soon as he saw me, he ran to meet me; ( non) appena avrà finito gli studi, cercherà lavoro, he'll look for a job (just) as soon as he finished his studies.* * *[ap'pena]1. avv(a stento) hardly, scarcely, (solamente, da poco) justun po' di latte? - grazie, appena un goccio — milk? - yes please, just a drop
2. cong(non) appena (furono) arrivati... — as soon as they had arrived...
appena...che o quando — no sooner..than
era appena tornato quando è dovuto ripartire — no sooner o scarcely had he returned than he had to leave again
non appena ho finito, vado — I'll leave the moment I've finished
* * *[ap'pena] 1.1) (da poco) justsono appena passate le sei — it's just gone o past six o'clock
era appena uscito, quando... — he had hardly gone out when...
2) (soltanto) only, justsono appena le due — it's barely o only two o'clock
appena il 3% — a bare 3%
3) (poco) only, hardly4) (a malapena) hardly, barely, scarcely2.riesco appena appena a vederlo — I can just about o barely see him
congiunzione as soon as* * *appena/ap'pena/È importante distinguere l'uso di appena come congiunzione o avverbio. - Come congiunzione, (non) appena si traduce solitamente con as soon as: chiamami non appena arriva = call me as soon as he comes. - Come avverbio con valore temporale, appena nel senso di da poco si traduce con just: me l'ha appena detto Carla = Carla has just told me. In inglese americano just è spesso usato con il passato semplice, e quest'uso si sta diffondendo anche nell'inglese britannico: gli ho appena parlato = I just spoke to him (ma l'uso britannico standard è ancora: I've just spoken to him). - Nel senso di a stento, a malapena, poco, l'avverbio appena si rende con barely, scarcely, hardly o altri avverbi: abbiamo appena il tempo di mangiare un panino = we have scarcely got time to eat a sandwich; respira appena = he can hardly breathe. - Per altri esempi e usi si veda la voce qui sotto.I avverbio1 (da poco) just; è appena arrivato he's just arrived; sono appena passate le sei it's just gone o past six o'clock; era appena uscito, quando... he had hardly gone out when...; l'ho appena visto I saw him just about now2 (soltanto) only, just; sono appena le due it's barely o only two o'clock; i tuoi problemi sono appena iniziati! your problems have only just begun! appena il 3% a bare 3%3 (poco) only, hardly; lo conosco appena I hardly know him4 (a malapena) hardly, barely, scarcely; riesco appena appena a vederlo I can just about o barely see him; in quel vestito ci entro appena I can just squeeze into that dress; durare appena 5 minuti to last a mere 5 minutes; arrivò appena in tempo he arrived just in time; appena in tempo! not a moment too soon!II congiunzioneas soon as; partite appena possibile leave as soon as possible; l'ho riconosciuto non appena l'ho visto I recognized him the moment I saw him.
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