to aspire; to inhale; to vacuum
1. to have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something
She aspires to become a doctor.
Ela aspira a se tornar médica.
2. to breathe in; to inhale air or smoke
He aspirated the fumes from the chemical.
Ele aspirou os vapores do químico.
3. to remove dust or dirt using a vacuum cleaner
I need to vacuum the living room.
Preciso aspirar a sala de estar.
4. in phonetics, to pronounce with an audible breath
The 'h' sound is aspirated in English.
O som 'h' é aspirado em inglês.
Related Idioms & Phrases
aspirar a algo - to aim for something, to aspire to something
aspirar por - to long for, to yearn for
aspirar o pó - to vacuum/hoover
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