aspirar

to vacuum, to breathe in, to inhale, to aspire (to), to aim for

a s p i ˈɾ a ɾ
aspir to vacuum + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #29,415
to vacuum
SP: Tengo que aspirar la alfombra antes de que lleguen los invitados.
EN: I have to vacuum the carpet before the guests arrive.
to breathe in, to inhale
SP: Es peligroso aspirar humo.
EN: It’s dangerous to breathe in smoke.
to aspire (to), to aim for
SP: Ella quiere aspirar a un mejor trabajo.
EN: She wants to aspire to a better job.
Conjugation of aspirar
aspirar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third aspira —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third aspira —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second aspira —

Es muy estricta en eso, debo aspirar.

She's very strict about that, I should aspire to it.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Está hecho para aspirar a ser humano.

He is made to aspire to be human.

Dejé de aspirar a la presidencia.

I stopped aspiring to the presidency.

Delta, basta de aspirar, molestan a nuestro Oído de Oro.

Delta, stop sucking, you're bothering our Golden Ear.

— El canto del lobo (2019)

Puedo aspirar a algo mejor que ese viejo.

I can do better than that old man.

Para aspirar, limpiar la habitación.

To vacuum, clean the room.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Es solo que Edna va a aspirar.

It's just that Edna is going to aspire.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Aspirar.

Aspire.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

No me gusta aspirar el humo de nadie mientras trabajo.

I don't like breathing in anyone else's smoke while I work.