( lotsatia izatea)

[cf. Iber. "Losa", "Loza"] iz.

a. shame; \lotsa gorria terrible shame ; \lotsa gorrian nago I'm so ashamed ; \lotsaz gorritu to blush from shame ; \lotsaz beterik greatly ashamed; \lotsaz gorritu to blush from shame

b. sense of shame, feelings of shame ; \lotsa gaizto sar dakiola! she should be ashamed of herself!; \lotsa gaizto dakiola lapur horri! that thief is a terrible disgrace!; \lotsa ukan to be ashamed; ez du \lotsarik he has no sense of shame; \lotsarik izango balu, ez luke egingo if he had any shame, he wouldn't do it ; e-r egiteko \lotsa ukan to be ashamed to do sth; \lotsa galdu to lose all sense of shame | to cast aside all restraint ; adibidez, "ingia" esan ordez, "papera" esango nuke \lotsarik gabe for instance instead of saying "ingia", I'd say "papera" without the slightest compunction; \lotsaren \lotsaz ez zion aitari esan nahi haurdun zegoela shame prevented her from telling her father that she was pregnant

a. ( lotsatia izatea) bashfulness, shyness, timidity

b. embarrassment; \lotsa ematen dit irakasleari esateak I'm embarrassed about telling the teacher ; ez al dizu \lotsarik ematen? have you no shame?

c. ( sexu aldetik) modesty, decency, chastity ; \lotsa galdu duen neska a girl who's lost her chastity

d. (z.o.) modesty ; \lotsa da gazteen edergailurik maitagarriena modesty is the most endearing of youthful embellishments

3. ( begirunea)

a. deference, respect, regard; gurasoei \lotsa {gorde || agertu || erakutsi} to show deference for one's parents; ume gaiztoak eta \lotsa galduak wicked and disrespectful children; zintzoa eta \lotsa oneko good and {respectful || polite}; batzutan \lotsa hobe diote euskarari kanpokoek bertakoen baino sometimes outsiders have more respect for Basque than locals

b. \lotsa gaizto outrage, affront, lack of respect

c. \lotsa on courtesy, manners; \lotsa oneko well-mannered

4. ( beldurra) fear; \lotsak hartu zuen fear came over him; Jaunaren \lotsa fear of the Lord

5. ( susmo txarra) suspicion, misgiving