ímprobo

See also: improbo and improbó

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.pɾo.bu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.pɾo.bo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.pɾu.bu/ [ˈĩ.pɾu.βu]

Hyphenation: ím‧pro‧bo

Adjective

ímprobo (feminine ímproba, masculine plural ímprobos, feminine plural ímprobas)

dishonest, unfair
Synonyms: desonesto, injusto
(figuratively, of an activity) exhaustive, tiresome
Synonyms: exaustivo, árduo, fatigante

Related terms

improbidade

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin improbus.

Adjective

ímprobo (feminine ímproba, masculine plural ímprobos, feminine plural ímprobas)

dishonest, corrupt
strenuous
enormous (especially used to describe effort or workload)
ímprobo esfuerzo ― enormous effort

ímprobo trabajo ― huge job/task/workload
- 1883, Emilia Pardo Bazán, La Tribuna:
  El que viese aquellos cañutos dorados, ligeros y deleznables como las ilusiones de la niñez, no podía figurarse el trabajo ímprobo que representaba su elaboración.
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Related terms

improbidad

Further reading

“ímprobo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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