- 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.* * *suspirar► verbo intransitivo1 to sigh\FRASEOLOGÍAsuspirar por figurado to long for* * *verbto sigh* * *VI to sigh
suspirar por — (=anhelar) to long for
* * *verbo intransitivoa) (de pena, alivio) to sighb) (anhelar)suspirar POR algo — to yearn o long for something
* * *= 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.* * *verbo intransitivoa) (de pena, alivio) to sighb) (anhelar)suspirar POR algo — to yearn o long for something
* * *= 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.* * *suspirar [A1 ]vi1 (de pena, alivio) to sigh2 (anhelar) suspirar POR algo to yearn o long FOR sthsuspira por volver a su patria he yearns o longs to return to his homeland* * *
suspirar (conjugate suspirar) verbo intransitivoa) (de pena, alivio) to sighb) (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
* * *suspirar vi1. [dar suspiros] to sigh;suspirar de to sigh with2. [desear]suspirar por algo/por hacer algo to long for sth/to do sth;suspirar por alguien to have a crush on sb* * *suspirarv/i1 sigh2:suspirar por algo yearn for sth, long for sth* * *suspirar vi: to sigh* * *suspirar vb to sigh
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.