Meaning
esforzar
- (transitive) to encourage
- (transitive) to strain, struggle
- (reflexive) to strive
- (reflexive) to attempt
Concepts
donkeywork
the whole shooting match
Effort
labor '' ''
Synonyms
empe o
fuerza vital
alcance al cumbre
sarcia
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
es‧fuer‧zo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/esˈfweɾθo/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish esfuerço, equivalent to a modern esforzar + -o. The Old Spanish etymon is similarly derived from esforçar, from a Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, from *fortiāre, from fortia (“heroic actions”). Compare Portuguese esforço, Catalan esforç, French effort, Italian sforzo. Cognate with English effort.
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