Polyglot Dictionary

aspirante

/aspiˈɾante/

el 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

Forms

plural
los aspirantes

Meaning

  1. candidate

    • Hay cien aspirantes al puesto.

      There are a hundred candidates for the job.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

candidato

candidato is the more common, general word, like a candidate in an election; aspirante is used more for job applicants or aspirants to a position.

Similar in other languages

French

candidat

candidat is the French word for the same thing — both mean "candidate."

Portuguese

candidato

candidato is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "candidate."

Practice

1 What does aspirante mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay cien ___ al puesto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aspirante?

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