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aspirar
transitive verb
1. to breathe in, to inhale (aire) (sujeto: persona); to suck in (sujeto: máquina)
2. to vacuum (limpiar con aspirador), to hoover (British)
3. to aspirate (linguistics)
intransitive verb
also:
- aspirar a algo -> to aspire to something (ansiar)
- aspira a (ser) ministro -> he aspires to become a minister
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aspirar [as-pe-rar’]
article & verb transitive
1. To inspire the air, to draw in the breath.
2. To aspire, to covet.
3. To pronounce a vowel with full breath.
verb neuter
- Aspirar a algo -> to aspire to something
- El que no sepa eso que no aspire a aprobar -> whoever doesn’t know that can have no hope of passing
Verb Conjugation for "aspirar"
- Infinitive
- aspirar
- Gerund
- aspirando
- Participle
- aspirado
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | aspiro | aspiré | aspiraba | aspiraré | aspire |
| Tú | aspiras | aspiraste | aspirabas | aspirarás | aspires |
| Ella/Él/Usted | aspira | aspiró | aspiraba | aspirará | aspire |
| Nosotros | aspiramos | aspiramos | aspirábamos | aspiraremos | aspiremos |
| Vosotros | aspiráis | aspirasteis | aspirabais | aspiraréis | aspiréis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | aspiran | aspiraron | aspiraban | aspirarán | aspiren |
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