aspiracja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aspirate verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
- aspiration noun A strong hope or ambition to achieve something, especially something admirable.
Senses
aspiracja is used for these senses in English:
- aspirate (linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
- aspiration The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
- aspiration (phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
aspirate — full definition
- verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
- verb To draw fluid, tissue or air out of a body cavity using suction, usually with a needle or tube.
- verb To pronounce a sound with an audible puff of breath, as with the h in 'hat' or the p in 'pin'.
- noun A consonant sound made with a puff of breath, or the letter representing it.
aspiration — full definition
- noun A strong hope or ambition to achieve something, especially something admirable.
- noun (medicine) The act of drawing out fluid or tissue from the body using suction, usually through a needle.
- noun (phonetics) A puff of breath released after certain consonant sounds.