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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
ímprobo (feminine ímproba, masculine plural ímprobos, feminine plural ímprobas)
- dishonest, unfair
- Synonyms: desonesto, injusto
- (figuratively, of an activity) exhaustive, tiresome
- Synonyms: exaustivo, árduo, fatigante
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin improbus.
Adjective
ímprobo (feminine ímproba, masculine plural ímprobos, feminine plural ímprobas)
- dishonest, corrupt
- Antonym: probo
- strenuous
- enormous (especially used to describe effort or workload)
- ímprobo esfuerzo ― enormous effort
- ímprobo trabajo ― huge job/task/workload
1883, Emilia Pardo Bazán, La Tribuna:El que viese aquellos cañutos dorados, ligeros y deleznables como las ilusiones de la niñez, no podía figurarse el trabajo ímprobo que representaba su elaboración.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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