shame

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la vergüenza

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shame
[ʃeɪm]
sustantivo
1vergüenza (f) (disgrace, guilt)pena (f) (Am salvo RP)
  • to my shame -> para mi vergüenza
  • to have no shame -> no tener vergüenza
  • shame on you! -> ¡debería darte vergüenza!
  • to put somebody to shame -> dejar a alguien en mal lugar
2pena (f) (pity)
  • it would be a shame to… -> sería una pena…
  • what a shame! -> ¡qué pena!
verbo transitivo
3avergonzar (cause to feel ashamed), apenar (Am salvo RP)
  • to shame somebody into doing something -> avergonzar a alguien para que haga algo
4deshonrar, dejar en mal lugar (bring shame on)

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shame [sheim]
sustantivo
1Vergüenza, rubor, bochorno, empacho (embarrassment, flush).
2Pundonor.
3Vergüenza, ignominia, oprobio, deshonra, afrenta (humiliation).
  • For shame! shame on you -> ¡qué vergüenza
  • Have you no shame -> ¿no te da vergüenza
4Lástima, pena.
  • It’s a shame that -> es una lástima que
¡qué asco! ¡bah!
1Avergonzar, causar vergüenza; afrentar, deshonrar.
2impeler, incitar, por un sentimiento de vergüenza: con into o out of.
  • To shame one out of his negligence -> echar en cara a uno su negligencia, hacerle sonrojar por su descuido
va.

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shame [ʃeɪm]
noun
1 (guilt) vergüenza; (f) pena; (f) (LAm)
She felt a deep sense of shame They felt they would die of shame I was, to my shame, a coward
she has no sense of shame no tiene vergüenza ninguna; to put sb to shame poner a algn en evidencia; to put sth to shame dejar algo en la sombra; the shame of it! ¡qué vergüenza!; shame (on you)! ¡qué vergüenza!; ¡vergüenza debería darte!
2 (loss of respect) deshonra; (f)
I don't want to bring shame on the family name Bankruptcy involves lasting shame He committed suicide rather than face the shame of being linked to the scandal
to bring shame upon sb deshonrar a algn
3 (pity) lástima; (f) pena; (f)
They did not have enough money to adopt a child. It was such a shame
it's a shame that ... es una lástima pena que;or
It's a crying shame that the police have to put up with these mindless attacks
what a shame! ¡qué lástima!; ¡qué pena!
verb:transitive
1 (cause to feel shame) avergonzar
It shamed him to know that his father had behaved in such a way Far from shaming them, it is making them defiant
to shame sb into/out of doing sth hacer avergonzarse a algn para que haga/no haga algo
they shamed me into contributing He would not let neighbours shame him into silence Museums have now been shamed out of selling the treasures from their collections
2 (cause loss of respect for) deshonrar
Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her Will I shame you in front of your fine friends?

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Verb Conjugation for "shame"

Imperative
  • shame
  • you shame
  • he/she shames
  • we shame
  • you shame
  • they shame
Preterite
  • I shamed
  • you shamed
  • he/she shamed
  • we shamed
  • you shamed
  • they shamed
Present Continuous
  • I am shaming
  • you are shaming
  • he/she is shaming
  • we are shaming
  • you are shaming
  • they are shaming
Present Perfect
  • I have shamed
  • you have shamed
  • he/she has shamed
  • we have shamed
  • you have shamed
  • they have shamed
Past Continuous
  • I was shaming
  • you were shaming
  • he/she was shaming
  • we were shaming
  • you were shaming
  • they were shaming
Past Perfect
  • I had shamed
  • you had shamed
  • he/she had shamed
  • we had shamed
  • you had shamed
  • they had shamed
Future
  • I will shame
  • you will shame
  • he/she will shame
  • we will shame
  • you will shame
  • they will shame
Future Perfect
  • I will have shamed
  • you will have shamed
  • he/she will have shamed
  • we will have shamed
  • you will have shamed
  • they will have shamed
Future Continuous
  • I will be shaming
  • you will be shaming
  • he/she will be shaming
  • we will be shaming
  • you will be shaming
  • they will be shaming
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been shaming
  • you have been shaming
  • he/she has been shaming
  • we have been shaming
  • you have been shaming
  • they have been shaming
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been shaming
  • you will have been shaming
  • he/she will have been shaming
  • we will have been shaming
  • you will have been shaming
  • they will have been shaming
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been shaming
  • you had been shaming
  • he/she had been shaming
  • we had been shaming
  • you had been shaming
  • they had been shaming
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