embarrassment
- Dictionary
embarrassment(
ehm
-
beh
-
ruhs
-
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.
Examples
Phrases
Machine Translators
Translate embarrassment using machine translators
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of embarrassment in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
