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apuro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
  • hardship noun A period of severe difficulty, suffering, or lack; hard times.
  • hassle noun A source of trouble, bother, or minor annoyance.
  • haste noun Speed or urgency in doing something, often at the cost of care.
  • hurry verb To move or act with speed, or to make someone or something move faster.
  • jam noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.
  • predicament noun A difficult, awkward, or unpleasant situation.
  • quagmire noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.
  • scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
  • squeeze verb To press something firmly from two or more sides.

Senses

apuro is used for these senses in English:

  • distress Serious danger.
  • haste Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
  • hurry Rushed action.
  • jam (countable) A difficult situation.
  • predicament An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
  • quagmire (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
  • scrape An awkward set of circumstances.
  • squeeze (figuratively) A difficult position.

distress — full definition

  1. noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
  2. verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.

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