Usage Note
Admirar means to admire with respect or awe, and reflexively (admirarse de) means to be amazed or surprised by something: me admira su paciencia ('his patience amazes me'). The noun is admiración and an admirer is admirador/a. It is a regular -ar verb with no stem changes.
Examples
"Todos admiran su dedicación al trabajo."
Natural Translation
Everyone admires his dedication to work.

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