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1 embarrassingly
tr[ɪm'bærəsɪŋlɪ]1 con vergüenza, con embarazoɪm'bærəsɪŋlishe was embarrassingly close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar, lo cual era muy violento
[ɪm'bærǝsɪŋlɪ]ADV [fail, flop] de manera vergonzosa, bochornosamente* * *[ɪm'bærəsɪŋli]she was embarrassingly close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar, lo cual era muy violento
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2 painful
adjective (causing pain: a painful injury.) dolorosopainful adj dolorosotr['peɪnfʊl]1 (physically) doloroso,-a; (mentally) angustioso,-a, doloroso,-apainful ['peɪnfəl] adj: doloroso♦ painfully advadj.• dolorido, -a adj.• doloroso, -a adj.• gravoso, -a adj.• muy difícil adj.• penoso, -a adj.'peɪnfəla) ( physically) dolorosois it very painful? — ¿duele mucho?
it was painful to watch her wasting away — daba pena or lástima or era doloroso ver como se consumía
c) ( bad) (colloq) de pena (fam), pésimo['peɪnfʊl]ADJ1) (physically) [injury, swelling] dolorosowas it very painful? — ¿te dolió mucho?
he received a painful blow on the back — recibió un golpe en la espalda que le causó un intenso dolor
it is my painful duty to tell you that... — es mi penoso deber comunicarle que..., tengo el desagradable deber de comunicarle que...
3) * (=embarrassingly bad) fatal *, de pena *her acting was so bad it was painful to watch — su actuación era tan mala que daba vergüenza ajena presenciarla, su actuación era de pena *
* * *['peɪnfəl]a) ( physically) dolorosois it very painful? — ¿duele mucho?
it was painful to watch her wasting away — daba pena or lástima or era doloroso ver como se consumía
c) ( bad) (colloq) de pena (fam), pésimo
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