aspirate in Spanish
aspirate in Spanish is aspiración, aspirada, aspirar — aspirate means to accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
aspirate in Spanish
aspiración
(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
aspirada
(linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
aspirar
(transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
chupar
(transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
aspirar
(transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
inhalar
(transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
aspirar
(ambitransitive, linguistics) To produce an audible puff of breath, especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.
What does "aspirate" mean?
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verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
"Patients who have trouble swallowing may aspirate small amounts of fluid at every meal."
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verb To draw fluid, tissue or air out of a body cavity using suction, usually with a needle or tube.
"The surgeon aspirated the cyst and sent the sample for testing."
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verb To pronounce a sound with an audible puff of breath, as with the h in 'hat' or the p in 'pin'.
"In English, the p is aspirated at the start of a word but not after an s."
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noun A consonant sound made with a puff of breath, or the letter representing it.
"Hindi distinguishes aspirates from their unaspirated counterparts."
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aspirate in a sentence
- Patients who have trouble swallowing may aspirate small amounts of fluid at every meal.
- He aspirated a little water and coughed for several minutes.
- The surgeon aspirated the cyst and sent the sample for testing.
- Excess fluid was aspirated from the joint to relieve the pressure.
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What is "aspirate" in Spanish?
"aspirate" in Spanish is aspiración, aspirada, aspirar. aspirate means: To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
How do you use "aspirate" in a sentence?
Example: "Patients who have trouble swallowing may aspirate small amounts of fluid at every meal." In Spanish, "aspirate" is aspiración, aspirada, aspirar.
Are there other ways to say "aspirate" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 5 translations listed for "aspirate": aspiración, aspirada, aspirar, chupar, inhalar.
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