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3 ♦ shame
♦ shame /ʃeɪm/n.1 [u] vergogna; pudore; ritegno: to feel no shame at doing st., non provare vergogna a fare qc.; to blush (o to flush) with shame, arrossire per la vergogna; He has [he feels] no shame at all, non ha [non sente] vergogna; ha perduto il pudore2 vergogna; infamia; ignominia; onta; vituperio: He is a shame to his parents è un'onta per i suoi genitori; to bring shame on oneself [one's family], disonorarsi [disonorare la propria famiglia]; What a shame to treat you in that way!, che infamia trattarti in quel modo!; To my shame, I couldn't answer, con mia grande vergogna non seppi rispondere● to cry shame on sb. [st.], disapprovare recisamente q. [qc.] □ (fam. ingl.) a crying (o a stinking) shame, un vero peccato; una grossa vergogna □ out of shame, per pudore □ to put sb. [st.] to shame, svergognare q.; (fig.) eclissare q.; oscurare, fare scomparire q. [qc.] □ to take shame on oneself, addossarsi una colpa □ Shame on you!, vergognati!; vergogna! □ For shame!, vergogna! □ There's no shame in being poor, non c'è da vergognarsi a esser povero.(to) shame /ʃeɪm/v. t.3 far sfigurare; eclissare; oscurare: His honesty shames most of his competitors, la sua onestà fa sfigurare la maggior parte dei suoi concorrenti● to shame sb. into ( doing) st., indurre q. a (fare) qc. facendogli sentire vergogna: They shamed me into apologizing, facendomi sentire vergogna mi indussero a scusarmi □ to shame sb. out of a prejudice, liberare q. da un pregiudizio facendogliene provare vergogna. -
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I [kraɪ]1) (shout, call) (of person) grido m., urlo m.; (of bird) verso m., richiamo m.there were cries of "shame!" — la gente gridava allo scandalo
2) (weep)to have a good cry — colloq. farsi un bel pianto
3)to be in full cry — [ pack of hounds] abbaiare forte
the press were in full cry against them — BE fig. la stampa si scagliava o si accaniva contro di loro
••II 1. [kraɪ]this small house is a far cry from the palace where she was born — non c'è confronto fra questa piccola casa e il palazzo in cui è nata
1) (shout)"look out!" he cried — "attenzione!" gridò
2) (weep)2.to cry with laughter — ridere fino alle lacrime, piangere dal ridere
•- cry down- cry off- cry out••to cry one's eyes o heart out — piangere tutte le proprie lacrime, piangere a dirotto
* * *1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) piangere2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) gridare2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) grido2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) pianto3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) verso, richiamo•- cry off* * *I [kraɪ]1) (shout, call) (of person) grido m., urlo m.; (of bird) verso m., richiamo m.there were cries of "shame!" — la gente gridava allo scandalo
2) (weep)to have a good cry — colloq. farsi un bel pianto
3)to be in full cry — [ pack of hounds] abbaiare forte
the press were in full cry against them — BE fig. la stampa si scagliava o si accaniva contro di loro
••II 1. [kraɪ]this small house is a far cry from the palace where she was born — non c'è confronto fra questa piccola casa e il palazzo in cui è nata
1) (shout)"look out!" he cried — "attenzione!" gridò
2) (weep)2.to cry with laughter — ridere fino alle lacrime, piangere dal ridere
•- cry down- cry off- cry out••to cry one's eyes o heart out — piangere tutte le proprie lacrime, piangere a dirotto
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