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shame

shame(
sheym
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la vergüenza
(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).
(F)
The shame he felt kept him awake at night for weeks.La vergüenza que sintió le quitó el sueño durante varias semanas.
b. la pena
(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).
(F)
I can't believe you don't feel any shame for what you did.No puedo creer que no sientas pena por lo que hiciste.
a. la lástima
(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).
(F)
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.
b. la pena
(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).
(F)
It's a shame that they didn't have this dress in my size.¡Qué pena que no tuvieran este vestido en mi talla!
a. la deshonra
(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).
(F)
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. el pudor
(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).
(M)
"Cover yourself up! Have you no shame?" shouted the old man."¡Cúbranse! ¿No tienen pudor?" grito el viejo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
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.
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