impotencia
/impoˈtensja/
la
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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helplessness
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Sentía impotencia.
He felt helpless.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
Hilflosigkeit is the German word for the same thing — both mean "helplessness."
Portuguese
desamparo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "helplessness."
Practice
1 What does impotencia mean?
helplessness
2 Fill the gap: Sentía ___.
Full sentence: Sentía impotencia. (He felt helpless.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches impotencia?
impotencia: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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