ashamed

ashamed
ə'ʃeimd
adjective
(feeling shame: He was ashamed of his bad work, ashamed to admit his mistake, ashamed of himself.) avergonzado
ashamed adj avergonzado
ashamed
tr[ə'ʃeɪmd]
adjective
1 avergonzado,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be ashamed of ... avergonzarse de ..., tener vergüenza de ...
ashamed [ə'ʃeɪmd] adj
: avergonzado, abochornado, apenado
♦ ashamedly [ə'ʃeɪmədli] adv
ashamed
adj.
• abochornado, -a adj.
• abrasado, -a adj.
• avergonzado, -a adj.
• corrido, -a* adj.
ə'ʃeɪmd
adjective (pred) avergonzado, apenado (AmL exc CS)

to be ashamed of something: she was ashamed of what she'd done estaba avergonzada de or (AmL exc CS) apenada por lo que había hecho; it's nothing to be ashamed of no tienes por qué avergonzarte or (AmL exc CS) apenarte; to be ashamed of somebody avergonzarse* de alguien; you ought to be ashamed of yourself debería darte vergüenza or (AmL exc CS) pena; to be ashamed to + inf: he's ashamed to ask — le da vergüenza or (AmL exc CS) pena preguntar

[ǝ'ʃeɪmd]
ADJ
1) (=remorseful) avergonzado, apenado (LAm)

he was/felt ashamed about what had happened — estaba/se sentía avergonzado por lo que había pasado

she was in tears, saying how ashamed she felt — estaba llorando y diciendo lo avergonzada or arrepentida que se sentía or estaba

she was ashamed that she had been so nasty, she was ashamed about having been so nasty — estaba avergonzada or se avergonzaba or se arrepentía de haber sido tan cruel

to be ashamed of o.s. — estar avergonzado de sí mismo

you ought to be ashamed of yourself! — ¡debería darte vergüenza or (LAm) pena!, ¡no te da vergüenza!

2) (=embarrassed)

I was ashamed to ask for money — me daba vergüenza or (LAm) pena pedir dinero

I've done nothing, I'm ashamed to say — me da vergüenza or (LAm) pena reconocerlo pero no he hecho nada

I was too ashamed to tell anyone — me sentía demasiado avergonzado como para decírselo a nadie

it's nothing to be ashamed of — no hay por qué avergonzarse or (LAm) apenarse

I'm ashamed of you — me avergüenzo de ti

I felt ashamed that the money spent on my education had been wasted — me daba vergüenza pensar que el dinero que se había gastado en mi educación no había servido para nada

* * *
[ə'ʃeɪmd]
adjective (pred) avergonzado, apenado (AmL exc CS)

to be ashamed of something: she was ashamed of what she'd done estaba avergonzada de or (AmL exc CS) apenada por lo que había hecho; it's nothing to be ashamed of no tienes por qué avergonzarte or (AmL exc CS) apenarte; to be ashamed of somebody avergonzarse* de alguien; you ought to be ashamed of yourself debería darte vergüenza or (AmL exc CS) pena; to be ashamed to + inf: he's ashamed to ask — le da vergüenza or (AmL exc CS) pena preguntar


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