aspirazione

aspiration

noun ah-spee-rah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin aspiratio, from aspirare (to breathe towards, to aspire).

Also means

ambition

Usage Note

Aspirazione covers both the literal sense (suction/aspiration in physics or medicine — la pompa di aspirazione — suction pump) and the figurative sense of a personal aspiration or ambition (le sue aspirazioni professionali — his professional aspirations). The plural is aspirazioni. Related: aspirare a (to aspire to), aspirapolvere (vacuum cleaner, literally 'dust sucker').

Examples

"La sua grande aspirazione è diventare medico."

Natural Translation

Her great aspiration is to become a doctor.

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