ímprobo

See also: improbo and improbó

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.pɾo.bu/

• (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)

1. dishonest, unfair

   Synonyms: desonesto, injusto

2. (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)

1. dishonest, corrupt

   Antonym: probo

2. strenuous
3. 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10