/embaɾaˈθaðo/
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Translation
pregnant; embarrassed (false friend)
Word origin
From embarazar ('to obstruct, hinder'), of Iberian origin (likely Portuguese embaracar, from baraco/baraca 'noose, cord'). It is a notorious false friend, meaning 'pregnant' rather than 'embarrassed', though English embarrass shares the same family.
- Origin
- Portuguese
- Root
- embaracar
- English cognates
- embarrass
Grammar
Feminineembarazada
Masc pluralembarazados
Fem pluralembarazadas
Examples
.
My sister is six months pregnant.
actriz .
The actress announced that she was pregnant.
.
She was eight months pregnant when the baby arrived.
, mucha .
When she was pregnant, she ate a lot of fresh fruit.
.
Pregnant women receive special care at the hospital.
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