What does apuro in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word apuro in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use apuro in Spanish.

The word apuro in Spanish means predicament, difficult situation, hardship, rush, embarrassment, finish off, rush, hurry, hurry, worry, feel uncomfortable. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word apuro

predicament, difficult situation

nombre masculino (dificultad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo un apuro, si no fuera así no te pediría ayuda.
I'm in a predicament; otherwise, I wouldn't ask you for help.

hardship

nombre masculino (dificultad monetaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El premio de la lotería nos sacará de algunos apuros.
The winning prize of the lottery will help us out of the hardships.

rush

nombre masculino (prisa, apremio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En medio del apuro por salir de casa, olvidé darles de comer a mis gatos.
In my rush to leave the house, I forgot to feed my cats.

embarrassment

nombre masculino (vergüenza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Menudo apuro me has hecho pasar delante de tu amigo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The garden party was an embarrassment to the organisers.

finish off

verbo transitivo (terminar, acabar)

Apuró su copa hasta la última gota.
He finished off every last drop in his glass.

rush, hurry

verbo transitivo (dar prisa)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No me apures, que ya voy.
Don't rush (or: hurry) me, I'm going!

hurry

verbo pronominal (darse prisa)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Apúrate, que llegamos tarde.
Hurry, we are going to be late.

worry

verbo pronominal (acongojarse, preocuparse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Tranquila, no te apures por eso, que yo te echo una mano para terminarlo.
Calm down, don't worry about that; I'll give you a hand to finish it up.

feel uncomfortable

locución verbal (dar vergüenza) (socially)

Me da apuro ir a la cena porque no conozco a nadie.
I feel uncomfortable about going to the dinner because I don't know anyone.

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