apreensão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apprehēnsiōnem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /a.pɾi.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

Noun

apreensão f (plural apreensões)

  1. seizure, capture, arrest
  2. apprehension

Further reading

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