aspirer
Meanings
Verb
1. to aspire (to wait, to long) (intransitive, followed by à)
2. to aspirate (to produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant) (transitive)
3. to inhale, to breathe in or out (transitive)
4. to extract, to suck up (transitive)
Examples22
Il a aspiré la poussière.
He vacuumed the dust up. / He vacuumed up the dust.
Il aspirait au poste de Premier Ministre.
He aspired to the position of Prime Minister.
Il a aspiré au poste de Premier Ministre.
He aspired to the position of Prime Minister.
Il aspire à devenir professeur.
He aspires to become a teacher.
Nous aspirons à la paix.
We long for peace.
Le monde entier aspire à la paix.
The whole world hungers for peace.