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la desvergüenza(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (impudence)
a. shamelessness
Tu desvergüenza no conoce límites, jovencito.Your shamelessness knows no bounds, young man.
b. effrontery (formal)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
Tu marido tuvo la desvergüenza de hablar de la herencia el día del funeral de nuestra madre.Your husband had the effrontery to talk about the inheritance on the day of our mother's funeral.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Enriquecerse a costa del erario público es una desvergüenza.Getting rich at the expense of public funds is disgraceful.
Eso que has dicho es una desvergüenza.That's a shameless thing to say.
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