worry

[/ˈwʌri/]

verb/nounpl: worries (noun)

preocupar-se / preocupação

1. (verb) to feel anxious or troubled about something; to think about problems or difficulties

Don't worry about the exam; you'll do fine.

Não se preocupe com o exame; você se sairá bem.

2. (verb) to cause someone to feel anxious or troubled

Your late arrival worries me.

Sua chegada atrasada me preocupa.

3. (noun) a feeling of anxiety or concern about something

He had many worries about his future.

Ele tinha muitas preocupações sobre seu futuro.

4. (noun) something that causes anxiety or concern

Money is one of my biggest worries.

Dinheiro é uma das minhas maiores preocupações.

NYC Slang

don't sweat it / no worries / chill

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

preocupar-se / preocupação

Standard usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

preocupar-se / se preocupar

Colloquial form common in speech

São Paulo

preocupar-se / ficar preocupado

Often uses reflexive form or adjective

Portugal

preocupar-se / preocupação / estar ansioso

May also use 'ansiedade' for anxiety-related worry

worry wart (someone who worries excessively)

not to worry (expression of reassurance)

what's the worry? (asking what the problem is)

lose sleep over something (to worry about something deeply)

preocupar-se à toa (to worry unnecessarily in Portuguese)

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