No. 2,994 in French

inspire

"To inspire" - to breathe in or to stimulate creativity or motivation.

In a sentence

Ce tableau m'inspire beaucoup de créativité.
This painting inspires me with a lot of creativity.
In this sentence, 'inspire' is used to express being motivated or influenced emotionally by an external stimulus, in this case, the painting.
Les discours des grands leaders inspirent les générations futures.
The speeches of great leaders inspire future generations.
Here, 'inspire' means to instill ideas or emotions into others, often with the capability to motivate or provoke action.
L'auteur est inspiré par la beauté de la nature.
The author is inspired by the beauty of nature.
In this instance, 'inspire' is used to denote the source of motivation or creativity for the author, implying influence derived from the beauty of nature.

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