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1 embarrassment
noun vergüenzaembarrassment n vergüenza / bochornotr[ɪm'bærəsmənt]1 (state) turbación nombre femenino, vergüenza, desconcierto2 (person, object) vergüenza, estorbo3 (event, situation) disgusto, vergüenza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLan embarrassment of riches un exceso de riquezasembarrassment [ɪm'bærəsmənt, ɛm-] n: vergüenza f, pena fn.• bochorno s.m.• compromiso s.m.• desconcierto s.m.• estorbo s.m.• sofoco s.m.• turbación s.f.• vergüenza s.f.ɪm'bærəsmənta) u ( shame) bochorno m, vergüenza f, pena f (AmL exc CS)b) c ( cause of shame)[ɪm'bærǝsmǝnt]N1) (=state) vergüenza f, pena f (LAm)financial embarrassment — dificultades fpl económicas
2) (=cause) molestia f, vergüenza f* * *[ɪm'bærəsmənt]a) u ( shame) bochorno m, vergüenza f, pena f (AmL exc CS)b) c ( cause of shame) -
2 discomfort
1) (the state of being uncomfortable; pain: Her broken leg caused her great discomfort.) incomodidad, inquietud2) (something that causes lack of comfort: the discomforts of living in a tent.) incomodidadtr[dɪs'kʌmfət]1 (lack of comfort) incomodidad nombre femenino2 (pain) malestar nombre masculino, molestiadiscomfort [dɪs'kʌmfərt] n1) pain: molestia f, malestar m2) uneasiness: inquietud fn.• desazón s.m.• incomodidad s.f.• incómodo s.m.• malestar s.m.• molestia s.f.v.• incomodar v.
I dɪs'kʌmfərt, dɪs'kʌmfətto be in discomfort — tener* molestias
b) u (emotional, mental) inquietud f, desasosiego m
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transitive verb (esp AmE) molestar, incomodar[dɪs'kʌmfǝt]N (=lack of comfort) incomodidad f ; (=uneasiness) incomodidad f, turbación f ; (physical) molestia f, malestar m* * *
I [dɪs'kʌmfərt, dɪs'kʌmfət]to be in discomfort — tener* molestias
b) u (emotional, mental) inquietud f, desasosiego m
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transitive verb (esp AmE) molestar, incomodar
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