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1 avergonzado
adj.ashamed, abashed, chagrined, embarrassed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: avergonzar.* * *1→ link=avergonzar avergonzar► adjetivo1 embarrassed, ashamed* * *(f. - avergonzada)adj.* * *ADJestar avergonzado — to be ashamed (de, por about, at)
* * *- da adjetivoa) ( por algo reprensible) ashamedavergonzado por or de algo — ashamed of something
b) ( en situación embarazosa) embarrassed* * *= abashed, embarrassed, sheepish, ashamed, shamefaced.Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex. Should he, Tom Hernandez, have mentioned that he was thinking of leaving? He felt momentarily sheepish.Ex. As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.Ex. Keep in mind that the Bible commands women to wear clothing that is in keeping with being shamefaced.----* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( por algo reprensible) ashamedavergonzado por or de algo — ashamed of something
b) ( en situación embarazosa) embarrassed* * *= abashed, embarrassed, sheepish, ashamed, shamefaced.Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex: Should he, Tom Hernandez, have mentioned that he was thinking of leaving? He felt momentarily sheepish.Ex: As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.Ex: Keep in mind that the Bible commands women to wear clothing that is in keeping with being shamefaced.* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.* * *avergonzado -da1 (por algo reprensible) ashamed avergonzado POR or DE algo ashamed OF sth2 (en una situación embarazosa) embarrassed* * *
Del verbo avergonzar: ( conjugate avergonzar)
avergonzado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
avergonzado
avergonzar
avergonzado◊ -da adjetivo
avergonzado por or de algo ashamed of sth
avergonzar ( conjugate avergonzar) verbo transitivoa) ( por algo reprensible):◊ ¿no te avergüenza salir así a la calle? aren't you ashamed to go out looking like that?
avergonzarse verbo pronominal
to be ashamed (of oneself);
avergonzadose de algo to be ashamed of sth;
avergonzado,-a adjetivo ashamed
avergonzar verbo transitivo to shame
' avergonzado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurada
- apurado
- avergonzada
- cortado
English:
ashamed
- embarrassed
- hangdog
- head
- mortify
- shamefaced
- sheepish
- unashamed
- abashed
* * *avergonzado, -a adj1. [humillado, dolido] ashamed2. [abochornado] embarrassed;* * *adj1 embarrassed* * *avergonzado, -da adj1) : ashamed2) : embarrassed -
2 vergonzoso
adj.1 bashful, timid, sheepish.2 shameful, embarrassing, outrageous, scandalous.* * *► adjetivo1 (acto) shameful, shocking2 (persona) bashful, shy* * *(f. - vergonzosa)adj.1) shameful2) shy* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=tímido) bashful, shy; (=modesto) modest2) [acto] shameful, disgracefules vergonzoso que... — it is disgraceful that...
3)partes vergonzosas — euf(Anat) private parts
* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( tímido) shy, bashful2) <asunto/comportamiento> disgraceful, shameful* * *= shameful, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], discreditable, self-conscious, disgusting, disgraceful, tongue-tied, embarrassing, bashful.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex. He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.Ex. The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.----* de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( tímido) shy, bashful2) <asunto/comportamiento> disgraceful, shameful* * *= shameful, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], discreditable, self-conscious, disgusting, disgraceful, tongue-tied, embarrassing, bashful.Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.* de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* * *A (tímido) shy, bashfulB (ignominioso) ‹asunto/comportamiento› disgraceful, shamefules vergonzoso cómo trata a sus padres it's a disgrace o it's disgraceful o it's shameful the way he treats his parentsmasculine, femininees un vergonzoso he's very shy o bashful* * *
vergonzoso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ( tímido) shy, bashful
2 ‹asunto/comportamiento› disgraceful, shameful
vergonzoso,-a adjetivo
1 (que siente vergüenza, timidez) shy, timid, bashful
2 (lamentable, que causa vergüenza) shameful, disgraceful
una escena vergonzosa, a shameful scene
' vergonzoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bochornosa
- bochornoso
- corta
- corto
- embarazosa
- embarazoso
- indigna
- indigno
- tímida
- tímido
- vergonzosa
English:
bashful
- criminal
- disgraceful
- disgusting
- disreputable
- shameful
- shocking
- skeleton
- wallflower
- deplorable
- guilty
- outrageous
- sordid
* * *vergonzoso, -a♦ adj1. [deshonroso] shameful, disgraceful2. [tímido] bashful♦ nm,fbashful person;ser un vergonzoso to be bashful* * *adj1 disgraceful, shameful2 ( tímido) shy* * *vergonzoso, -sa adj1) : disgraceful, shameful2) : bashful, shy♦ vergonzosamente adv* * *vergonzoso adj disgraceful -
3 borreguil
adj.1 sheep-like (also figurative).2 sheepish, sheep-like.* * *ADJ meek, like a lamb* * *adjetivo (pey) sheeplike (pej)* * *adjetivo (pey) sheeplike (pej)* * ** * *borreguil adjFam Pey sheep-like -
4 blandorro
blandorro, -a *1.ADJ [sabor] tasteless, insipid; [sonrisa] weak, sheepish2. SM / F1) (=pusilánime) weakling, wimp *2) (=cobarde) coward -
5 borreguil
• sheep-like• sheepish -
6 tímido
• bashful• coy• faint-hearted• self-congratulation• self-consciously• sheepish• timid• unassertive -
7 vergonzoso
• bashful• embarrassing• shamefaced• shameful• sheepish• timid
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