Kilo Lingo

/laˈtiɾ/

Line drawing of latir
Coloured illustration of latir
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Translation

to beat, to throb

Word origin

From Latin latrare ('to bark'). The sense shifted from a dog's barking to the throbbing beat of the heart.

Origin
Latin
Root
latrare

Grammar

Verb type-ir regular (3rd group)

Examples

.

My heart was beating very fast.

pulso .

I could feel his pulse throbbing in his wrist.

instante.

The heart stopped beating for a moment.

.

The wound throbbed with pain.

¿ ?

Can you feel how your heart beats after running?

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This word is part of lesson 83.