Meaning
sigh
In a sentence
Ho fatto un sospiro dopo la telefonata.
I let out a sigh after the phone call.
Hai sentito il suo sospiro dalla cucina?
Did you hear his sigh from the kitchen?
Ha fatto un lungo sospiro prima di rispondere.
She let out a long sigh before answering.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sospiro | masculine · singular |
| sospiri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use sospiro for a physical or audible sigh; respiro means breath, and lamento is a complaint, not the sound itself.
- Common with fare: fare un sospiro, often fare un sospiro di sollievo. Also with tirare: tirare un sospiro.
- In figurative use, un sospiro can mean a very short distance or time: a un sospiro da means just short of.