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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.deʁˈni.du/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.deʁˈni.du/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.deʁˈni.du/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.deʁˈni.du/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.deɾˈni.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.deɾˈni.du/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.deʁˈni.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.deʁˈni.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.deɻˈni.do/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.deɻˈni.do/
Adjective
empedernido (feminine empedernida, masculine plural empedernidos, feminine plural empedernidas)
- rock hard (hard like rock)
- (figuratively) inflexible, insensible
Participle
empedernido (feminine empedernida, masculine plural empedernidos, feminine plural empedernidas)
- past participle of empedernir
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empedeɾˈnido/
- Rhymes: -ido
- Syllabification: em‧pe‧der‧ni‧do
Adjective
empedernido (feminine empedernida, masculine plural empedernidos, feminine plural empedernidas)
- hardened, inveterate, hopeless, confirmed
Participle
empedernido (feminine empedernida, masculine plural empedernidos, feminine plural empedernidas)
- past participle of empedernir
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