esfuerzo

Spanish

Etymology

From esforzar > es- + forzar, or from a Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, from *fortiāre, from fortia. Compare Portuguese esforço, Catalan esforç, French effort, Italian sforzo. Cognate with English effort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /esˈfweɾθo/ [esˈfweɾ.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /esˈfweɾso/ [esˈfweɾ.so]
• Hyphenation: es‧fuer‧zo

Noun

esfuerzo m (plural esfuerzos)

1. effort, endeavor

Synonyms

• empeño‎

Verb

esfuerzo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of esforzar.

Related terms

• esforzar
• esforzarse
• esforzado
• esforzador
• esforzadamente