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The English Word of the Day: Embarrassed

The English Word of the Day: Embarrassed

14
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Embarrassed

Avergonzado

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Usa la palabra en una frase en inglés y añade la traducción al español. Intenta usar la palabra de una manera original y vota por las frases que más te gusten. La frase con más votos será coronada la ganadora del juego de la palabra del día.

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Mi ejemplo:

Some people feel embarrassed at being the center of attention.

Algunas personas se sienten avergonzadas al ser el centro de atención.

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updated Dec 15, 2012
posted by Tosh
Aww..thank you Tosh and Bibi! - rac1, Nov 1, 2012
Precioso, - katydew, Nov 2, 2012
como mi niña más joven. a menudo no es fácil. - Aranjuez12, Nov 2, 2012
Hola, Tosh & Cordobesa! - iana01, Nov 2, 2012
¡¡Hola, chicos!! Gracias a todos por participar :))) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
This was a good one for practice to see the different ways to say embarrassed. - katydew, Nov 2, 2012

18 Answers

8
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Nunca pregunte a una mujer si está embarazada. Usted podría sentirse avergonzado.

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Never ask a woman if she is pregnant. You might be embarrassed!

updated Dec 15, 2012
edited by RichSean1725
posted by RichSean1725
Oh lord, yikes! - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
So true!!! :)) - Noetol, Nov 2, 2012
Excellent. - mstivers, Nov 2, 2012
Great game with English - Spanish words. - iana01, Nov 2, 2012
Reminds me of a scene in "What a Women Wants"! - bandit51jd, Nov 2, 2012
"...a una mujer si está...sentirse avergonzado" :) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
Gracias, Cordobesa! I made changes. Does that look correct now? - RichSean1725, Nov 4, 2012
12
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I feel embarrassed when I listen to your compliments. But I love them.

Me da vergüenza cuando escucho tus piropos. Pero me encantan.

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updated Nov 2, 2012
edited by Cordobesa
posted by Cordobesa
What a humble squirrel. - katydew, Nov 2, 2012
He is beautiful - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
aaww, ¡Qué bonita! - Aranjuez12, Nov 2, 2012
That's one of the cutest pictures I've seen in a while. - GraceM, Nov 2, 2012
Sweet! - annierats, Nov 2, 2012
Gracias :)) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
7
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Hoy estuve un poco avergonzado cuando no pude recordar la palabra para "when" en frente de mis estudiantes de ESL. ¡Era un caso de miedo escénico!

I was a little embarrassed today when I couldn't remember the word for "when" in front of my ESL students. it was a case of stage fright!

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updated Nov 2, 2012
posted by Noetol
Hola, Noetol. It is not so bad, it could be worse if one would not remember the wedding anniversary. Buenas noches. - iana01, Nov 2, 2012
That would not be embarrassing, it would be dabgerous! :)) - Noetol, Nov 2, 2012
jaja, it is true, Noe. ;)) - iana01, Nov 2, 2012
Your illustration today looks exactly like a woodcut my daughter did once. - katydew, Nov 2, 2012
Suena un poco mejor "Hoy me sentí avergonzado" o "Hoy me dio vergüenza" :) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
7
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You don't need to feel embarrassed, Cordobesa. We compliment you because we like you!!

No necesitas avergonzarte, Cordobesa. ¡Te elogiamos porque te queremos!

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updated Nov 2, 2012
posted by PumpkinCalabaza
Little bitty kitties. I love this. - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
¡¡Gracias!! :)))) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
6
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Are you embarrassed by anything?

¿Estás avergonzado por algo?

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updated Nov 3, 2012
posted by rac1
You are in rare form tonight, Rac. - katydew, Nov 2, 2012
Jajaja Muy bueno! - diagonx, Nov 2, 2012
Gracias mi amigos....jeje - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
jajajaja....siempre por la mañana mi espejo está roto. - Aranjuez12, Nov 2, 2012
Jajajajajaja...Aran..You're a trip! - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
Bien :) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
Gracias Cordobesa! : ) - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
De nada :)) - Cordobesa, Nov 3, 2012
6
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I´m never embarrassed to be in front of an audience as long as there is a keyboard in front of me.

Nunca me siento avergonzado cuando estoy enfrente de una audiencia delante del público siempre que haya un teclado enfrente de mí.

updated Nov 3, 2012
edited by mstivers
posted by mstivers
Do you play, or just tune? - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
Wow! Una inspiración! :) - katrinajoyce, Nov 2, 2012
Both (but keyboards don't need tuning!). This is the pit for WICKED. - mstivers, Nov 2, 2012
Kumusta ka, Katrina? Me alegra conocerte. - mstivers, Nov 2, 2012
"delante de un auditorio/delante del público" :) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
Gracias, cordobesa. - mstivers, Nov 3, 2012
Mabuti naman. Ikaw? So nice of you speaking my language. Igualmente. :) - katrinajoyce, Nov 3, 2012
De nada :) - Cordobesa, Nov 3, 2012
6
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Sometimes we're embarrassed by the stupidest things, being that the real world has many a good reason to make us feel embarassment.

A veces nos avergonzamos por las estupideces más grandes, siendo que en el mundo no faltan motivos genuinos para avergonzarnos.

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updated Nov 2, 2012
posted by diagonx
I completely agree on that! You got my vote. - Aranjuez12, Nov 2, 2012
My vote!!! - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
You are right about that. Just a couple of English corrections...by the most stupid things, being that the real world has many a good reasons to make us feel embarrassment/embarassed. - katydew, Nov 2, 2012
5
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I have never felt so embarrassed in my life!

¡Nunca me he sentido tan avergonzado en mi vida!

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updated Nov 3, 2012
edited by iana01
posted by iana01
jajajaja ¡Qué lindo! - Aranjuez12, Nov 2, 2012
And he's so cute, but no kiss for him. - katydew, Nov 2, 2012
Muy bien :) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
Hola, Aranjuez, Katydew. :)) Cordobesa, muchas gracias. :)) - iana01, Nov 2, 2012
De nada :)) - Cordobesa, Nov 3, 2012
5
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No se sienta avergonzado cuando vea a los pobres,

simplemente, ayúdelos. Do not be embarrassed when you see the poor , simply help them.

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updated Nov 3, 2012
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
yeah. - iana01, Nov 2, 2012
"...cuando vea a los pobres, simplemente, ayúdelos" :) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
I cannot believe that I left that out. Thank you cordobesa, - ray76, Nov 2, 2012
:))) - Cordobesa, Nov 3, 2012
5
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Me avergoncé cuando me caí en la acera y luego rodé hacia abajo por una colina. Lamentablemente, es una historia real.

I embarrassed myself when I fell on the sidewalk and then rolled down a hill. Unfortunately, it's a true story.

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updated Nov 3, 2012
edited by GraceM
posted by GraceM
Grace, I'm sorry you fell, but this is funny - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
Annie, I'm glad you laughed. :) So did I. - GraceM, Nov 2, 2012
"rodé hacia abajo por una colina" ;) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
Las historias reales a menudo son los meyores. - katydew, Nov 2, 2012
Oops, 'mejores'. - katydew, Nov 2, 2012
That's true, katydew. Thanks, Cordobesa. :) - GraceM, Nov 3, 2012
5
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Cuando los miembros os sentís demasiado avergonzados para responder a las preguntas, solo recordad recuerda, necesito más dedos de las manos y más dedos del pie de los pies para de realizar un seguimiento de todos mis errores, pero sigo tratando intentándolo!

When members feel too embarrassed to answer questions, just remember; I need more fingers and toes to keep track of all my mistakes, but I keep trying!

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updated Nov 3, 2012
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Yeah, me too...and you see the blunder I made... - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
Me too. Don't ever be afraid of making a fool of yourself. That is the way to learn. Dare to try. - 00a50c57, Nov 2, 2012
"...os sentís...recordad, ...más dedos de las manos y de los pies para realizar...sigo intentándolo" :) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
5
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Era muy avergonzado cuando tenía catorce años y mi padre quiso probar a hablar con un hombre belga. Pero mientras estaba hablando con él mi padre probó hablar el mismo dialecto lo que el hombre habló.

Me sentí muy avergonzado cuando tenía catorce años y mi padre quiso probar a hablar con un hombre belga. Pero mientras estaba hablando con él mi padre probó a hablar el mismo dialecto lo que hablaba el hombre habló.

I was very embarrassed when I was fourteen years and my fater wanted to try to talk with a belgian man. But while he was talking with him my father try to talk the same dialect that the man spoke.

I was very embarrassed when I was fourteen years and my father wanted to try to talk with a Belgian man. But while he was talking with him my father tried to talk the same dialect that the man spoke.

updated Nov 2, 2012
edited by Aranjuez12
posted by Aranjuez12
:)) - iana01, Nov 2, 2012
...father (typo probably smile).....Belgian man....tried - bandit51jd, Nov 2, 2012
Notice "was" and "spoke" are both past tense verbs and you got them, try would be also, tried. .Excellent effort in English! Very tough sentences! - bandit51jd, Nov 2, 2012
"Me sentí muy avergonzado/Me dio mucha vergüenza cuando...probó a hablar el mismo dialecto que hablaba el hombre" :) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
figuring I actually made this phrase at 3 in the morning....I'm not feeling too bad about it. Thanks Bandita and Cordobesa! - Aranjuez12, Nov 2, 2012
I'll change them later. - Aranjuez12, Nov 2, 2012
4
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Después de las vacaciones su amor de verano española le llamó y le dijo que ella era "embarazada", por lo que trató de consolarla que ella no debería sentirse avergonzada en absoluto. Después de todo, habían tenido un buen tiempo juntos.
9 meses más tarde, él sabía que estas palabras similares tienen significados completamente diferentes.

After the holidays his Spanish summerlove called him and told him that she was "embarazada", so he tried to comfort her that she shouldn't feel embarrassed at all. After all, they had had a nice time together.
9 months later he knew that these similar words have entirely different meanings.

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updated Nov 3, 2012
posted by mcl020
Well duh! Just kidding, love this MC! - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
Brilliant! Vote of the day, easily. - annierats, Nov 2, 2012
"...dijo que estaba...consolarla porque no...de todo se lo habían pasado muy bien juntos...él supo..." :)) - Cordobesa, Nov 3, 2012
3
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Embarrassing moments are really embarrassing but we have to embrace it for us to learn.

Los momentos embarazosos son realmente embarazosos pero tenemos que abrazarlo para nosotros para aprender.

Buenos Dias! smile

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updated Nov 3, 2012
edited by katrinajoyce
posted by katrinajoyce
Para no repetir "embarazosos"...puedes decir "son realmente incómodos/bochornosos pero tenemos que aceptarlos para aprender/para que podamos aprender" :) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
Ooops. That's embarrassing for me! :) But still, thank you! :) - katrinajoyce, Nov 3, 2012
De nada :) - Cordobesa, Nov 3, 2012
3
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I dropped my suitcase and was embarrassed that it spilled in front of the whole bus.

Mi maleta se cayó y me dio vergüenza que todo se desparramara echó delante del autobús entero.

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updated Nov 3, 2012
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
OmG....everything comes out...jeje - rac1, Nov 2, 2012
"...que todo se saliera delante..." o "...que todo se desparramara delante..." :)) - Cordobesa, Nov 2, 2012
Thanks for the options. Desparramar was a new one for me so I thought I should try it out. - katydew, Nov 2, 2012
No hay de qué :)) - Cordobesa, Nov 3, 2012