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1 ♦ behaviour
♦ behaviour, ( USA) behavior /bɪˈheɪvjə(r)/A n. [u]1 condotta; comportamento; modo di comportarsi; contegno: I'm ashamed of your behaviour, mi vergogno della tua condotta; good behaviour, buona condotta; rude behaviour, comportamento villano; deviant behaviour, comportamento deviante; unreasonable behaviour, comportamento irragionevoleB a. attr.comportamentale: (biol.) behaviour genetics, genetica comportamentale; (psic.) behaviour therapy, terapia comportamentale● to be on one's best behaviour, comportarsi in modo inappuntabile. -
2 shame
I [ʃeɪm]1) (embarrassment, disgrace) vergogna f.to feel shame at — provare vergogna per, vergognarsi di
to bring shame on — disonorare, essere la vergogna di
2) (pity)it's a shame about the factory closing — è un peccato che la fabbrica abbia chiuso, chiuda
nice costumes - shame about the play! — colloq. i costumi erano belli - peccato la recita!
••II [ʃeɪm]to put sb. to shame — disonorare qcn., portare disonore a qcn.
1) (embarrass) imbarazzare, fare vergognare2) (disgrace) disonorare* * *[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) vergogna2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) vergogna3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergogna4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) peccato2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) (svergognare costringendo a fare)2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) disonorare, recare onta a•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame* * *I [ʃeɪm]1) (embarrassment, disgrace) vergogna f.to feel shame at — provare vergogna per, vergognarsi di
to bring shame on — disonorare, essere la vergogna di
2) (pity)it's a shame about the factory closing — è un peccato che la fabbrica abbia chiuso, chiuda
nice costumes - shame about the play! — colloq. i costumi erano belli - peccato la recita!
••II [ʃeɪm]to put sb. to shame — disonorare qcn., portare disonore a qcn.
1) (embarrass) imbarazzare, fare vergognare2) (disgrace) disonorare
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