suspiró
/suspiɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "sighed" is translated into Spanish as suspiró.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word suspiró is the third-person singular preterite form of the infinitive suspirar. Depending on who performed the action in the past, you may use these preterite forms: suspiré (I sighed), suspiraste (you sighed), suspiramos (we sighed) or suspiraron (they sighed). If you want to describe a continuous or habitual action of sighing in the past, such as "was sighing" or "used to sigh", use the imperfect tense form suspiraba.
How do you pronounce it?
/suspiɾo/
Did you know?
- A 'suspiro' can also refer to a specific type of light, airy Spanish meringue or dessert in certain culinary traditions, though this is a much more specific cultural usage.
- The noun form suspiro shares the same Latin root as the English word 'inspire', as both relate to the act of breathing in or out.
- The word suspiro is sometimes used in Spanish to describe a very brief moment of time, similar to how an English speaker might say 'in a heartbeat'.
Examples in context
- Su madre suspiró de alivio.His mother sighed with relief.This example shows how to use suspiró to describe someone sighing with relief.Tatoeba #1602967 by marcelostockle, translation #287513 by CK
- Cuando ella oyó la noticia, suspiró decepcionada.When she heard the news, she sighed disappointedly.This example shows how to use suspiró to express sighing out of disappointment.Tatoeba #1559034 by marcelostockle, translation #662618 by bluepie88
- Tom suspiró. Muchas cosas le pasaron últimamente.Tom sighed. A lot of things had happened to him recently.This example shows a simple use of suspiró to describe a completed action.Tatoeba #2739725 by emanuel81, translation #2739294 by catcher
- Antonio suspiró con cansancio después de una larga jornada de trabajo.Antonio sighed wearily after a long day at work.
- María exhaló un suspiro de resignación al escuchar las malas noticias.María sighed with resignation upon hearing the bad news.
- Ana suspiró con fastidio al ver el desorden que dejaron sus compañeros.Ana sighed with annoyance upon seeing the mess her colleagues had left.
- Marcela resopló de enojo al enterarse de la cancelación del evento.Marcela sighed angrily upon learning about the event cancellation.
- Carlos suspiró pesadamente al recordar a su antiguo amor.Carlos sighed heavily while reminiscing about his old love.
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Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are discussing a difficult project.
- MateoNo sé cómo terminar esto a tiempo.I don't know how to finish this on time.
- ElenaMateo suspiró y miró el reloj.Mateo sighed and looked at the clock.
- Mateo¿Crees que el jefe nos dará más tiempo?Do you think the boss will give us more time?
- ElenaLo dudo mucho, Elena.I highly doubt it, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
