suspirar

v.

1 to sigh, to heave a sigh, to breathe a sigh, to fetch a sigh.

2 to sigh to.

Me suspiró Ricardo Ricardo sighed to me.

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suspirar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to sigh

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FRASEOLOGÍA

suspirar por figurado to long for

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verb

to sigh

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VI to sigh

suspirar por — (=anhelar) to long for

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verbo intransitivo

a) (de pena, alivio) to sigh

b) (anhelar)

suspirar POR algo — to yearn o long for something

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= sigh, breathe + a sigh, heave.

Ex. 'Well, you're certainly to be applauded for your loyalty,' sighed Datto.

Ex. After hearing the good news, the two women breathed a simultaneous sigh.

Ex. But then his breathing changes to what I can only describe as gasping or heaving.

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* decir suspirando = sigh.

* suspirar de alivio = breathe + a sigh of relief, heave + a sigh of relief.

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verbo intransitivo

a) (de pena, alivio) to sigh

b) (anhelar)

suspirar POR algo — to yearn o long for something

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= sigh, breathe + a sigh, heave.

Ex: 'Well, you're certainly to be applauded for your loyalty,' sighed Datto.

Ex: After hearing the good news, the two women breathed a simultaneous sigh.

Ex: But then his breathing changes to what I can only describe as gasping or heaving.

* decir suspirando = sigh.

* suspirar de alivio = breathe + a sigh of relief, heave + a sigh of relief.

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suspirar [A1 ]

vi

1 (de pena, alivio) to sigh

2 (anhelar) suspirar POR algo to yearn o long FOR sth

suspira por volver a su patria he yearns o longs to return to his homeland

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suspirar (conjugate suspirar) verbo intransitivo

a) (de pena, alivio) to sigh

b) (anhelar) suspirar POR algo to yearn o long for sth

suspirar verbo intransitivo
1 (dar suspiros) to sigh
2 fig (desear) to yearn, long [por, for]
fig fam (por alguien) suspira por ella, he's madly in love with her
'suspirar' also found in these entries:
English:
breathe
- pine
- sigh
- heave

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suspirar vi

1. [dar suspiros] to sigh;

suspirar de to sigh with

2. [desear]

suspirar por algo/por hacer algo to long for sth/to do sth;

suspirar por alguien to have a crush on sb

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suspirar

v/i

1 sigh

2

:

suspirar por algo yearn for sth, long for sth

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suspirar vi

: to sigh

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suspirar vb to sigh