shame

shame
ʃeim
1. noun
1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) vergüenza, pena
2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) deshonra
3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergüenza
4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) pena, lástima

2. verb
1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) avergonzar a alguien para que haga algo
2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) avergonzar, deshonrar
- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame

shame n
1. vergüenza
the shame of going to prison la vergüenza de ir a la cárcel
2. lástima / pena
what a shame! ¡qué lástima! / ¡qué pena!
shame
tr[ʃeɪm]
noun
1 (disgrace, humiliation) vergüenza; (dishonour) deshonra
he felt shame at having hit her le dio vergüenza haberle pegado
have you no shame? ¿es que no tienes vergüenza?
2 (pity) pena, lástima
it seems a shame to waste it es una pena tirarlo
what a shame you couldn't go qué pena que no pudieras ir
transitive verb
1 avergonzar, deshonrar
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
shame on you! ¡qué vergüenza!
to bring shame on somebody/something deshonrar a alguien/algo
to put somebody to shame (be superior to) dejar a alguien en evidencia, hacer pasar vergüenza a alguien
shame ['ʃeɪm] vt, shamed ; shaming
1) : avergonzar
he was shamed by their words: sus palabras le dieron vergüenza
2) disgrace: deshonrar
shame n
1) : vergüenza f
to have no shame: no tener vergüenza
2) disgrace: vergüenza f, deshonra f
3) pity: lástima f, pena f
what a shame!: ¡qué pena!
shame
n.
deshonra s.f.
infamia s.f.
oprobio s.m.
vergüenza s.f.
v.
abochornar v.
abroncar v.
avergonzar v.
deshonrar v.

I ʃeɪm
noun
1) u (feeling) vergüenza f, pena f (AmL exc CS)

have you no (sense of) shame? — ¿es que has perdido la vergüenza?, ¿es que no tienes vergüenza?

her actions brought shame on the family — lo que hizo fue la vergüenza de la familia

shame on you! — qué vergüenza!, debería darte vergüenza!

to put somebody to shame: she's such a good hostess, she puts me to shame — es tan buena anfitriona que me hace sentir culpable

2) (pity) (no pl) lástima f, pena f

what a shame! — qué lástima!

it's a shame you can't go — es una pena que no puedas ir


II
transitive verb avergonzar*, apenar (AmL exc CS)

to shame somebody INTO -ING: they shamed us into paying — nos hicieron avergonzarnos de tal manera que al final pagamos

[ʃeɪm]
1. N
1) (=guilt) vergüenza f , pena f (LAm)

she has no sense of shame — no tiene vergüenza ninguna

to put sb to shame — (fig) poner a algn en evidencia

to put sth to shame — (fig) dejar algo en la sombra

the shame of it! — ¡qué vergüenza!

shame (on you)! — ¡qué vergüenza!, ¡vergüenza debería darte!

2) (=loss of respect) deshonra f

to bring shame upon sb — deshonrar a algn

3) (=pity) lástima f , pena f

it's a shame that ... — es una lástima or pena que + subjun

what a shame! — ¡qué lástima!, ¡qué pena!

2. VT
1) (=cause to feel shame) avergonzar

to shame sb into/out of doing sth — hacer avergonzarse a algn para que haga/no haga algo

2) (=cause loss of respect for) deshonrar
* * *

I [ʃeɪm]
noun
1) u (feeling) vergüenza f, pena f (AmL exc CS)

have you no (sense of) shame? — ¿es que has perdido la vergüenza?, ¿es que no tienes vergüenza?

her actions brought shame on the family — lo que hizo fue la vergüenza de la familia

shame on you! — qué vergüenza!, debería darte vergüenza!

to put somebody to shame: she's such a good hostess, she puts me to shame — es tan buena anfitriona que me hace sentir culpable

2) (pity) (no pl) lástima f, pena f

what a shame! — qué lástima!

it's a shame you can't go — es una pena que no puedas ir


II
transitive verb avergonzar*, apenar (AmL exc CS)

to shame somebody INTO -ING: they shamed us into paying — nos hicieron avergonzarnos de tal manera que al final pagamos


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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