apuro
See also: apuró
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
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apuro
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -uɾu
- Hyphenation: a‧pu‧ro
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
apuro m (plural apuros)
- plight, difficulty
- carefulness (in dressing, speaking, writing, etc.)
- Synonym of apuração
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
apuro
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
apuro m (plural apuros)
- difficulty, predicament
- Synonym: dificultad
- Estuve en un apuro financiero.
- I was in financial trouble.
- salir de un apuro
- to get out of a jam
- shortage
- urgency, rush, hurry
- embarrassment
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
apuro
Further reading edit
- “apuro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014