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ispirazione

inspiration

noun ee-spee-rah-TSYOH-neh Less Common

Origin: Latin inspiratio, from inspirare (to breathe into, inspire)

Also means

inhalation (medical)

Usage Note

Ispirazione primarily means creative or intellectual inspiration (prendere ispirazione da = to draw inspiration from). In a physiological context, ispirazione also means the act of inhaling, contrasted with espirazione (exhalation) — this usage appears mainly in medical texts. The plural is le ispirazioni.

Examples

"L'artista cercava ispirazione nella natura."

Natural Translation

The artist sought inspiration in nature.

Literal Translation

The artist sought-for inspiration in-the nature.

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