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aspirar

to vacuum, to aspire (to)

a s p i ˈɾ a ɾ
aspir to vacuum + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #34,138
to vacuum Commonly used this way in Latin America; in Spain, people often say “pasar la aspiradora.”
SP: Voy a aspirar la sala.
EN: I’m going to vacuum the living room.
to aspire (to) Used with “a” before the thing you hope to achieve or become.
SP: Quiero aspirar a un trabajo mejor.
EN: I want to aspire to a better job.
Conjugation of aspirar
aspirar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third aspira —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third aspira —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second aspira —

No me gusta aspirar el humo de nadie mientras trabajo.

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

Aspirar.

Aspire.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

Es muy estricta en eso, debo aspirar.

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

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

¿Pueden pedir a Kiwi que deje de aspirar en la sección Delta?

Can you ask Kiwi to stop vacuuming in the Delta section?

— El Canto del Lobo (2019)

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.

Es solo que Edna va a aspirar.

It's just that Edna is going to aspire.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Dejé de aspirar a la presidencia.

I stopped aspiring to the presidency.

Está hecho para aspirar a ser humano.

He is made to aspire to be human.

Para aspirar, limpiar la habitación.

To vacuum, clean the room.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)