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"Shame" is a noun which is often translated as "la vergüenza", and "embarrassment" is a noun which is also often translated as "la vergüenza". Learn more about the difference between "shame" and "embarrassment" below.
shame(
sheym
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (regret)
a. la vergüenza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The shame he felt kept him awake at night for weeks.La vergüenza que sintió le quitó el sueño durante varias semanas.
2. (pity)
a. la lástima (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What a shame they missed the last bus! Now they have to go back on foot.¡Qué lástima que perdieran el autobús! Ahora tendrán que volver a pie.
3. (disgrace)
a. la deshonra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Think of the shame that will fall on your family if you keep stealing.Piensa en la deshonra que caerá sobre tu familia si sigues robando.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. avergonzar
I shamed the passenger for putting his feet on the seat.Avergoncé al pasajero por poner los pies en el asiento.
a. deshonrar
The athlete's actions shamed the entire team.Las acciones del atleta deshonraron el equipo entero.
embarrassment(
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mihnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (shame)
a. la vergüenza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The students enjoyed the teacher's embarrassment when he said that two plus two equals five.Los estudiantes disfrutaron de la vergüenza del maestro cuando dijo que dos más dos son cinco.
b. el bochorno (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
To my embarrassment, I've forgotten your name.Para mi bochorno, se me ha olvidado tu nombre.
c. la pena (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
She looked at him attentively, as if wishing to understand the reason for his embarrassment.Lo miró con atención, como queriendo entender el motivo de su pena.
a. la vergüenza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How can you go out in that horrible dress. It's an embarrassment.¿Cómo puedes salir en público con ese vestido horrible? Es una vergüenza.
