aspirante

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.pi.ʁɑ̃t/

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Adjective

aspirante

1. feminine singular of aspirant

Italian

Etymology

From aspira(re) (“to aspirate”, “to aspire”) +‎ -ante (“present participle suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.piˈran.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: a‧spi‧ràn‧te

Participle

aspirante m or f by sense (plural aspiranti)

1. present participle of aspirare

Adjective

aspirante m or f by sense (plural aspiranti)

1. (relational) suction
2. aspiring, would-be, wishful

Noun

aspirante m or f by sense (plural aspiranti)

1. aspirant
2. candidate
3. wannabe
4. pretender

Anagrams

• insperata, rapinaste, ripensata, separanti, sparteina, spiantare, spianterà, strapiena, trapanesi, trapanise

Latin

Participle

aspīrante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of aspīrāns

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin aspīrante, possibly borrowed from Italian aspirante. By surface analysis, aspirar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.piˈɾɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: as‧pi‧ran‧te

Adjective

aspirante m or f (plural aspirantes)

1. aspiring

Noun

aspirante m or f by sense (plural aspirantes)

1. aspirant
   • 2016 February 12, “"Vin Diesel de Curitiba" vende panos de prato para enfrentar a crise”, in UOL Notícias‎^[1], Cotidiano:

     A popularidade de Marcos começou a crescer a partir do ano passado, quando sites de entretenimento da capital redescobriram o aspirante a sósia.

     Marcos's popularity began to grow last year, when the capital's entertainment websites rediscovered the double aspirant.

2. (military) officer candidate

Further reading

• “aspirante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From aspirar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aspiˈɾante/ [as.piˈɾãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: as‧pi‧ran‧te

Adjective

aspirante m or f (masculine and feminine plural aspirantes)

1. aspiring

Noun

aspirante m or f by sense (plural aspirantes)

1. aspirant
2. pretender, wannabe

Further reading

• “aspirante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025