desaprovechado
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Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /desapɾobeˈt͡ʃado/ [d̪e.sa.pɾo.β̞eˈt͡ʃa.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: de‧sa‧pro‧ve‧cha‧do
Adjective[edit]
desaprovechado (feminine desaprovechada, masculine plural desaprovechados, feminine plural desaprovechadas)
- wasted, squandered (such as a wasted opportunity)
- untapped, underused (such as an untapped resource)
- someone who is not reaching their full potential, slacking (describing a student)
Participle[edit]
desaprovechado (feminine desaprovechada, masculine plural desaprovechados, feminine plural desaprovechadas)
Further reading[edit]
- “desaprovechado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014