Polyglot Dictionary

empenho

/ẽˈpeɲu/

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
os empenhos

Meaning

  1. commitment

    • Tem muito empenho.

      He shows great effort.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

compromisso

empenho is more about effort or dedication, putting in effort toward a task; compromisso is more about an obligation or scheduled appointment, or a promise.

Similar in other languages

German

Engagement

Engagement is the German word for the same thing — both mean "commitment."

Spanish

compromiso

compromiso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "commitment."

Practice

1 What does empenho mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tem muito ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches empenho?

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