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1 shame
[ʃeɪm] 1. nwstyd m2. vtit is a shame to … — szkoda +infin
it is a shame that … — szkoda, że …
to put sb to shame — zawstydzać (zawstydzić perf) kogoś
* * *[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.) wstyd2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) hańba3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) skandal4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) szkoda2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) wymóc na, zmusić2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) zawstydzić•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame -
2 put to shame
(to make feel ashamed of something or to make seem to be of poor quality by showing greater excellence: Your beautiful drawing puts me/mine to shame.) przyćmiewać, stawiać w gorszym świetle -
3 hang
[hæŋ] 1. pt, pp hung, vt, pt, pp hanged 2. vionce you have got the hang of it, … ( inf) — jak już raz chwycisz, o co chodzi, … (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- hang on- hang out- hang up* * *[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) wieszać, powiesić2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) zawiesić, wisieć3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) wieszać (na szubienicy)4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) zwisać, opadać5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) zwiesić•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up
См. также в других словарях:
put something to shame — put someone/something/to shame phrase to make someone or something seem bad or less impressive by comparison They’re so efficient they put us to shame. Thesaurus: to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassedsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
put someone to shame — put someone/something/to shame phrase to make someone or something seem bad or less impressive by comparison They’re so efficient they put us to shame. Thesaurus: to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassedsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
put somebody to shame — put sb/sth to ˈshame idiom to be much better than sb/sth • Their presentation put ours to shame. • Her energy and enthusiasm puts the rest of us to shame (= makes us feel embarrassed and guilty that we are not the same). Main entry: ↑shame … Useful english dictionary
put someone to shame — put (someone) to shame to cause someone to be embarrassed. I thought I was in pretty good shape for hiking, but Astrid, who is in her 70s, put me to shame … New idioms dictionary
put someone to shame — shame someone by outdoing or surpassing them. → shame … English new terms dictionary
put him to shame — embarrassed him, shamed him … English contemporary dictionary
put to shame — To disgrace, esp by excelling • • • Main Entry: ↑shame * * * put (someone or something) to shame : to be much better than (someone or something) Her art project put mine to shame. [=her art project was much better than mine] • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
put someone or something to shame — put (someone or something) to shame : to be much better than (someone or something) Her art project put mine to shame. [=her art project was much better than mine] • • • Main Entry: ↑shame … Useful english dictionary
put to shame — put (someone) to shame to cause someone to be embarrassed. I thought I was in pretty good shape for hiking, but Astrid, who is in her 70s, put me to shame … New idioms dictionary
shame — I n. 1) to bring shame on, to, upon 2) to feel shame at (they felt shame at accepting bribes) 3) (colloq.) an awful, crying, dirty shame 4) a shame to + inf. (it s a shame to waste so much time = it s a shame wasting so much time) 5) a shame that … Combinatory dictionary
shame — shame1 [ ʃeım ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a guilty and embarrassed feeling you have when you or someone else has behaved badly: He speaks about it openly and without shame. bow/hang your head in shame (=hold your head down and look away from people… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English