aspiración

/aspiɾaˈsjon/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
aspiraciones

Meaning

  1. aspiration

    • Su aspiración es ser médico.

      His aspiration is to be a doctor.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

ambición

ambición means ambition, a strong, driving desire to achieve success or power, which can carry a slightly negative, self-serving connotation; aspiración means aspiration, a hope or goal one strives toward, a more neutral or positive word.

Similar in other languages

English

ambition

aspiración es muy cercano a ambition: ambos describen un objetivo que alguien desea alcanzar.

Practice

1 What does aspiración mean?

2 Fill the gap: Su ___ es ser médico.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aspiración?

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