What does expirer in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word expirer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use expirer in French.
The word expirer in French means breathe out, expire, die, expire, die away, breathe out. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word expirer
breathe outverbe intransitif (rejeter de l'air) Les médecins demandent souvent d'inspirer puis d'expirer par la bouche. Doctors often ask you to breathe in and then out through the mouth. |
expireverbe intransitif (arriver à terme) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") La garantie de notre lave-vaisselle a expiré en juillet dernier. The warranty on our dishwasher expired last July. |
dieverbe intransitif (mourir) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Le malheureux expira dans d'horribles souffrances. The poor man died in agony. |
expireverbe intransitif (littéraire (aller vers sa fin) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") L'empire romain expira en une lente décadence. The Roman Empire came to an end in a slow decline. |
die awayverbe intransitif (littéraire (s'affaiblir) (figurative) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") La lumière du jour alla en expirant. Daylight dwindled. |
breathe outverbe transitif (rejeter des poumons) Lors du test médical, le patient expira 6 litres d'air. During the medical exam, the patient exhaled 6 litres of air. |
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