esmero

/esˈmeɾo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Meaning

  1. care

    • Lo hizo con esmero.

      He did it with great care.

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

cuidado

esmero specifically means painstaking care or meticulousness, great care put into doing something well; cuidado is more general, care or caution.

Similar in other languages

French

soin

soin is the French word for the same thing — both mean "care."

Portuguese

cuidado

cuidado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "care."

Practice

1 What does esmero mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo hizo con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches esmero?

noun

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