apuro

/aˈpuɾo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
apuros

Meaning

  1. hurry, trouble

    • Me vi en un apuro.

      I found myself in trouble.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

prisa

prisa and apuro are close synonyms for "hurry"; apuro also separately means "trouble," a jam or predicament.

Similar in other languages

English

haste

Close — hurry, trouble relates to haste.

Practice

1 What does apuro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me vi en un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches apuro?

noun

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