🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

exalação

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ezalaˈsɐ̃w

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exhalation/ˌɛks.həˈleɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A exalação é importante para a respiração."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of exhaling; the process of breathing out.

    "After a long run, he took a deep exhalation to catch his breath."
  2. 2

    A substance that is expelled from the lungs during exhalation.

    "The exhalation of carbon dioxide is essential for maintaining the body's pH balance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'exhalation' originates from the Latin 'exhalatio', which is derived from 'exhalare', meaning 'to breathe out'. The term has evolved through Middle English, reflecting the act of expelling air from the lungs, and has maintained its core meaning related to breathing.

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