aspirante

adj.

1 aspiring (person).

2 aspirant, suction, aspiring.

f. & m.

1 candidate.

un aspirante a actor/político (en deportes, concursos) a would-be actor/politician

2 applicant, office seeker.

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aspirante

► adjetivo

1 suction

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 candidate, applicant

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bomba aspirante suction pump

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noun mf.

1) applicant, candidate

2) challenger

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1. ADJ

1) [persona] aspiring

2) (=aspirador)

bomba aspirante — suction pump

2.

SMF candidate, applicant (a for)

aspirante de marina — naval cadet

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I

adjetivo

a) <persona>

aspirante a algo: los alumnos aspirantes a becas — students who wish to be awarded scholarships

b) <bomba> suction (before n)

II

masculino y femenino

aspirante a algo: las aspirantes al título the contenders for the title; ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor — eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor

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= aspiring, wannabe, challenger, aspirant, hopeful.

Ex. The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.

Ex. However, it is not clear that this is the case with other (actual or wannabe) schools whose aspirations, to be blunt, may be outpacing their assets.

Ex. They simply must find new ways of storing and retrieving that information more rapidly and more concisely in ways that can compete with the commercial challengers.

Ex. 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.

Ex. When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.

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I

adjetivo

a) <persona>

aspirante a algo: los alumnos aspirantes a becas — students who wish to be awarded scholarships

b) <bomba> suction (before n)

II

masculino y femenino

aspirante a algo: las aspirantes al título the contenders for the title; ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor — eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor

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= aspiring, wannabe, challenger, aspirant, hopeful.

Ex: The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.

Ex: However, it is not clear that this is the case with other (actual or wannabe) schools whose aspirations, to be blunt, may be outpacing their assets.

Ex: They simply must find new ways of storing and retrieving that information more rapidly and more concisely in ways that can compete with the commercial challengers.

Ex: 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.

Ex: When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.

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aspirante¹

adjective

1 ‹persona› aspirante A algo:

los alumnos aspirantes a becas deberán pasar un segundo examen students who wish to be awarded scholarships will have to take a second exam

2 ‹bomba› suction (before n)

aspirante²

masculine and feminine

aspirante A algo:

otra de las aspirantes al título another of the contenders for the title

los aspirantes al poder aspirants to power (frml), those who aspire to power

tenemos ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor we have eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor

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aspirante sustantivo masculino y femenino:

◊ las aspirantes al título the contenders for the title;

ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor
aspirante mf candidate, applicant

'aspirante' also found in these entries:
English:
aspirant
- midshipman
- would-be
- contender
- hopeful
- would

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aspirante

♦ adj

1. [persona] aspiring

2. [objeto]

bomba aspirante suction pump

♦ nmf

[candidato] candidate (a for); [en deportes, concursos] contender (a for);

un aspirante al trono an aspirant to the throne;

los dos aspirantes a la presidencia the two presidential candidates

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aspirante

I adj aspiring

II m/f a cargo candidate (a for); a título contender (a for)

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aspirante nmf

: applicant, candidate

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aspirante n (a un puesto) candidate

los aspirantes al puesto the candidates for the post