aspirar — meaning in English

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.
• aspire verb To have a strong ambition or hope to achieve something.
• vacuum noun A space that is completely empty of matter, including air.

Senses

aspirar is used for these senses in English:

• aspirate (transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
• aspire (intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.

aspirate — full definition

1. verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
2. verb To draw fluid, tissue or air out of a body cavity using suction, usually with a needle or tube.
3. verb To pronounce a sound with an audible puff of breath, as with the h in 'hat' or the p in 'pin'.
4. noun A consonant sound made with a puff of breath, or the letter representing it.

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