Polyglot Dictionary

emprego

/ẽˈpɾeɡu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os empregos

Meaning

  1. job

    • Procuro um emprego novo.

      I'm looking for a new job.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

trabalho

emprego and trabalho are close synonyms for "job, work," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

empleo

empleo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "job."

Practice

1 What does emprego mean?

2 Fill the gap: Procuro um ___ novo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches emprego?

noun

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