expirar

Borrowed from Latin ex(s)pīrāre.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.piˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eks.piˈɾaɾ]

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expirar (first-person singular present expiro, first-person singular preterite expirí, past participle expirat)

1. (intransitive) to expire, to breathe out

   Synonym: exalar

2. (intransitive, euphemistic) to expire, to die

   Synonym: morir

3. (intransitive) to expire, to cease to be valid

• espirar

• “expirar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “expirar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “expirar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “expirar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Borrowed from Latin exspīrāre (“to expire”).

expirar (first-person singular present expiro, first-person singular preterite expirei, past participle expirado)

1. to expire (to breathe out)

   Synonym: exalar

   Antonyms: inalar, inspirar

2. to expire (to become invalid after a deadline)

   Synonym: vencer

Borrowed from Latin exspīrāre (“to expire”).

• IPA^(key): /eɡspiˈɾaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.piˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ex‧pi‧rar

expirar (first-person singular present expiro, first-person singular preterite expiré, past participle expirado)

1. to die, pass away

   Synonyms: morir, fallecer

2. to end up, come to an end

   Synonyms: acabar, terminar

3. to expire

   Synonyms: vencer, caducar

• “expirar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024