enorgullecer

Spanish

Etymology

From orgullo, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Catalan orgull (“pride”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Spain) /enoɾɡuʝeˈθeɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʝeˈθeɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /enoɾɡuʝeˈθeɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʝeˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /enoɾɡuʎeˈθeɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʎeˈθeɾ]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /enoɾɡuʝeˈseɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʝeˈseɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /enoɾɡuʝeˈseɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʝeˈseɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /enoɾɡuʎeˈseɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʎeˈseɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enoɾɡuʃeˈseɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʃeˈseɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enoɾɡuʒeˈseɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʒeˈseɾ]

• Hyphenation: e‧nor‧gu‧lle‧cer

Verb

1. (transitive, but more often takes a reflexive pronoun)
   1. (transitive) to make proud

      Le enorgullece a su padre.

      He makes his father proud.

      Les enorgullecen mucho los gemelos a su familia entera.

      The twins make their whole family very proud.

   2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be proud of, grow proud

      Se enorgullece de su hijo.

      He is proud of his son.

      La familia entera se enorgullece mucho de los gemelos.

      The whole family is very proud of the twins.

      Hoy no me enorgullezco de mí mismo.

      I'm not proud of myself today.

      Te deberías enorgullecer de todo lo que has logrado.

      You should be proud of everything you've accomplished.

Related terms

• orgullo m
• orgullosamente
• orgulloso
• orgullecer (archaic)

Further reading

• “enorgullecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “enorgullecer” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN