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apuro

/aˈpuɾo/, [aˈpu.ɾo]

predicament, trouble

Noun apuro m (plural apuros)

  1. difficulty, predicament
    Estuve en un apuro financiero.
    I was in financial trouble.
    salir de un apuro
    to get out of a jam
  2. shortage
  3. urgency, rush, hurry
    No hay apuro.
    There's no hurry.
  4. embarassment

Verb apuro

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of apurar.

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Examples

  • Escribí la composición con apuro, por lo que debe estar llena de errores.

    I wrote the composition in haste, so it must be full of mistakes.

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  • Te debo una muy grande por sacarme del apuro.

    I owe you a big one for getting me out of the jam.

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  • John estaba en un apuro tal que él no tenía tiempo para hablar.

    John was in such a hurry that he had no time for talking.

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  • Tómese su tiempo. No hay apuro.

    Take your time. There's no hurry.

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  • El reporte era pobre, como si hubiera sido escrito en un apuro.

    As it had been written in haste, the report was poor.

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  • ¿Cuál es el apuro?

    What's the hurry?

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  • Tomate tu tiempo, no hay apuro.

    Take your time. There's no rush.

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  • Nadie tenía apuro de irse de la fiesta.

    No one was in a hurry to leave the party.

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  • Tom no tiene apuro para vender el auto.

    Tom is in no hurry to sell his car.

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  • Tom siempre está en un apuro.

    Tom is always in a hurry.

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