This is the 8919th most frequent Portuguese word.
aspirando
"Aspirando" means "aspiring" or "inhaling" in English, depending on context.
In this sentence, 'aspirando' is used in the present continuous form, referring to the physical action of using a vacuum cleaner to clean dust.
Estou aspirando o pó do tapete.
I am vacuuming the dust from the carpet.
Here, 'aspirando' conveys the sense of ambition or striving towards a goal, applied in a figurative and abstract sense.
João está aspirando a uma carreira internacional.
João is aspiring to an international career.
In this example, 'aspirando' is used to describe the act of breathing in, emphasizing the process of inhalation.