Polyglot Dictionary

embaraço

/ẽbaˈɾasu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
embaraços

Meaning

  1. embarrassment

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Sensação de vergonha ou constrangimento, em registro mais formal do que "vergonha".

Practice

1 What does embaraço mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ela sentiu um grande ___ depois da brincadeira.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches embaraço?

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