aspirante

French

Pronunciation

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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): /a.spiˈran.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: a‧spi‧ràn‧te

Participle

aspirante (plural aspiranti)

  1. present participle of aspirare

Adjective

aspirante (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

Latin

Participle

aspīrante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of aspīrāns

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin aspīrante,[1][2] possily borrowed from Italian aspirante.[3][4] By surface analysis, aspirar + -ante.

Pronunciation

 
  • (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, 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.

References

  1. aspirante” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. aspirante” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
  3. aspirante” in iDicionário Aulete.
  4. aspirante” in Dicionário Online de Português.

Spanish

Etymology

From aspirar + -ante.

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

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