ímprobo

See also: improbo and improbó

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.pɾo.bu/
• 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

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin improbus.

Adjective

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

1. dishonest, corrupt
2. strenuous
3. enormous (especially used to describe effort or workload)

   ímprobo esfuerzo ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   ímprobo trabajo ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 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.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• improbidad

Further reading

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