aspiration

English

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Etymology 1

aspire +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

aspiration (plural aspirations)

1. The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to or of)

   Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor

   Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game

Derived terms

• aspirational
• aspirationalism
• aspirationalist

Translations

hope or ambition

• Arabic: أمل (ar) ('ámal) m
• Bulgarian: стремеж (bg) (stremež), амбиция (bg) (ambicija)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 希望 (cmn) (xīwàng)

• Finnish: pyrkimys (fi)
• French: aspiration (fr)
• Gujarati: આકાન્ક્ષા (gu)
• Irish: ardaidhm (ga) f, ardmhian (ga) f, barrmhian (ga) f

• Japanese: 希望 (ja) (きぼう, kibō)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ئاوات (ku)

• Russian: стремление (ru) (stremlénije) n, надежда (ru) (nadéžda) f, амбиция (ru) (ambícija) f
• Scottish Gaelic: dèidh (gd) f
• Spanish: aspiración (es)

Etymology 2

aspirate +‎ -ion

Noun

aspiration (plural aspirations)

1. The action of aspirating.
2. (phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.

Derived terms

• aspirational
• preaspiration

Translations

action of aspirating

• French: aspiration (fr)
• Japanese: 吸引 (ja) (kyūin)

• Romanian: aspirație (ro), aspirare (ro), inspirație (ro)
• Spanish: aspiración (es) f

burst of air that follows the release of some consonants

• Arabic: زفر (ar) (zafr) m
• Bulgarian: придихание (bg) (pridihánie) n
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 送氣 (cmn), 送气 (cmn) (sòngqì)

• Finnish: aspiraatio
• French: aspiration (fr)

• German: Aspiration (de) f
• Irish: análú (ga) m
• Japanese: 気音 (ja) (きおん, kion)
• Russian: придыхание (ru) (pridyxánije) n, аспирация (ru) (aspirácija) f
• Welsh: llaes (cy)

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Translations to be checked

• Icelandic: útsog (is) n
• Ido: deziro, aspiro

External links

• aspiration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• aspiration in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Noun

aspiration f (plural aspirations)

1. aspiration