empeño
/emˈpeɲo/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los empeños
Meaning
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determination
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Puso mucho empeño.
He put in a lot of effort.
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Similar words
empeño implies determined effort or persistence toward a goal; determinación is more general, the firmness of resolve.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
determinação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "determination."
Practice
1 What does empeño mean?
determination
2 Fill the gap: Puso mucho ___.
Full sentence: Puso mucho empeño. (He put in a lot of effort.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches empeño?
empeño: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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