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aire

air

noun AH-ee-reh Less Common

Origin: From Latin aer, from Greek aēr.

Also means

breeze

Usage Note

Aire is masculine despite ending in -e, and the plural is aires. Common compounds include aire acondicionado ('air conditioning') and al aire libre ('outdoors, in the open air'). Darse aires means 'to put on airs', showing its figurative range.

Examples

"Hoy hace mucho aire en la ciudad."

Natural Translation

It is very windy in the city today.

Literal Translation

Today makes much wind in the city

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