importuno

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See also: importunó and importunò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.porˈtu.no/
  • Rhymes: -uno
  • Hyphenation: im‧por‧tù‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin importūnus.

Adjective

importuno (feminine importuna, masculine plural importuni, feminine plural importune)

  1. annoying, troublesome, tiresome
    Synonyms: fastidioso, noioso
  2. inopportune
    Synonym: inopportuno
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

importuno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of importunare

Further reading

  • importuno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

importūnō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of importūnus

Portuguese

Verb

importuno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of importunar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /impoɾˈtuno/
  • Rhymes: -uno
  • Syllabification: im‧por‧tu‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin importūnus.

Adjective

importuno (feminine importuna, masculine plural importunos, feminine plural importunas)

  1. inopportune
    Synonym: inoportuno
    Antonym: oportuno
  2. annoying
    Synonyms: molesto, fastidioso
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 275:
      Para sacudirse una visita importuna, se barre el suelo con una rama de palqui, y después de amontonar la basura en un rincón, se le tapa con la rama ya dicha; con lo la visita perdurable no tarda en despedirse.
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

importuno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of importunar

Further reading