respirável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin respirabile. By surface analysis, respirar + -ável.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁes.piˈɾa.vew/ [hes.piˈɾa.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨʃ.piˈɾa.vɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.piˈɾa.vɛɫ]

  • Hyphenation: res‧pi‧rá‧vel

Adjective

respirável m or f (plural respiráveis)

  1. respirable
    Antonym: irrespirável
  2. (figuratively) tolerable
    Antonym: irrespirável

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