desemprego

/dezẽˈpɾeɡu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (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
os desempregos

Meaning

  1. unemployment

    • O desemprego caiu.

      Unemployment fell.

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

Similar in other languages

German

Arbeitslosigkeit

Arbeitslosigkeit is the German word for the same thing — both mean "unemployment."

Spanish

desempleo

desempleo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "unemployment."

French

chômage

chômage is the French word for the same thing — both mean "unemployment."

Practice

1 What does desemprego mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ caiu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desemprego?

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