French Conversation · Level 44
75 words
French word
inhaler
Pronunciation
IPA/inale/
Meaning
- verbinhale
Example
N'inhale pas la fumée.
Don't inhale the smoke.
More examples
Elle doit inhaler son médicament pour calmer l'asthme.
She must inhale her medication to calm her asthma.
Core concept
Air, smoke, or medicine drawn inward through the nose or mouth and into the airways.
Common phrases
inhaler de la fumée
inhale smoke
inhaler profondément
inhale deeply
inhaler un médicament
inhale a medication
Similar words
respirer: To breathe in and out normally.
inspirer: To take a deep breath and fill the lungs with air.
aspirer: To draw air or liquid in through the mouth or nose.
Definition in French
Absorber par la respiration de l'air, de la fumée ou d'un produit médicamenteux dans les voies respiratoires.
Word origin
French inhaler comes from Latin inhalare, formed from in- meaning 'into' and halare meaning 'to breathe'.
Usage tips
- Inhaler takes a direct object for the substance drawn in, while respirer usually describes breathing itself.
Opposites
- expirerexhaleverb
- exhalerbreathe outverb
Related words
- inhalationinhalationnoun
- inhalateurinhalernoun
- inhalableinhalableadjective