English-French translations for aspiration

• aspiration
  Ce sont des aspirations très charitables. These are truly worthy aspirations.
  Autrement, il ne s'agira que d'aspirations. Otherwise, they are mere aspirations.
  Nous connaissons leurs angoisses et leurs aspirations. We know their anxieties and aspirations.
• souhait
  Je suis consciente que nos souhaits nous placent devant un dilemme. I appreciate that our aspirations place us in a quandary.
  Pendant bon nombre d’années, l’élargissement constituait simplement un souhait; il sera bientôt réalisé. For many years enlargement has been a mere aspiration; soon it will be realised.
  Il ravivera également les aspirations des États qui souhaitent devenir membre de la Communauté. The Treaty will also rekindle the aspirations of the states wishing to become members of the Community.

Definition of aspiration

• The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being ''to'and ''of''
• The action of aspirating

Examples

• Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor
• Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game.

Related words

• aspirational
• preaspiration
• pulmonary aspiration