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aspirar

[ɐʃpɪˈɾaɾ]
verb
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.
Synonyms
desejaralmejaransiarinalarrespirarlimpar com aspirador
Antonyms
desistirrenunciarexalar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
aspirar
commonly used for vacuum cleaning and aspiration desires
São Paulo
aspirar
standard usage across all meanings
Rio de Janeiro
aspirar
standard usage across all meanings
Portugal
aspirar
standard usage; vacuum cleaner may also be called 'aspirador'

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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