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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesespirrar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: espirrar
"A pimenta me faz espirrar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a sudden, involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth, usually due to irritation in the nasal passages.
"The dust in the old attic made her sneeze repeatedly."
- 1
An instance of sneezing.
"He tried to stifle a sneeze during the quiet concert."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'snesen', an alteration of Old English 'fnesan' (to breathe loudly, snort), influenced by the sound or by 'snese'. The word is ultimately of imitative and Germanic origin, reflecting the sudden expulsion of air.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sneeze" is said worldwide
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éternuer
Transliteration: éternuer
"Le poivre me fait éternuer."
niesen
Transliteration: niesen
"Pfeffer lässt mich niesen."
starnutire
Transliteration: starnutire
"Il pepe mi fa starnutire."
estornudar
Transliteration: estornudar
"La pimienta me hace estornudar."
espirrar
Transliteration: espirrar
"A pimenta me faz espirrar."
छींकना
Transliteration: chheenkna
"धूल की वजह से मुझे छींक आ गई।"
打喷嚏
Transliteration: dǎ pēntì
"胡椒粉让我打喷嚏。"
재채기하다
Transliteration: jaechae-gihada
"후추 때문에 재채기가 나왔다."
くしゃみをする
Transliteration: kushami o suru
"胡椒でくしゃみが出た。"
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