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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin apprehēnsiōnem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /a.pɾi.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /a.pɾi.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃w̃/
Noun
apreensão f (plural apreensões)
- seizure, capture, arrest
- apprehension