avergonzarse

avergonzarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to be ashamed (de, of), be embarrassed (de, about)

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1) to be ashamed

2) be embarrassed

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VPR

1) (=sentir vergüenza) to be ashamed (de, por about, at, of)

avergonzarse de hacer algo — to be ashamed to do sth

se avergonzó de haberlo dicho — he was ashamed at having said it

2) (=sentirse violento) to be embarrassed

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(v.) = become + ashamed

Ex. In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.

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(v.) = become + ashamed

Ex: In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.

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■avergonzarse verbo reflexivo to be ashamed [de, of]
'avergonzarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apenarse
- cortarse
- avergonzar
English:
ashamed
- cringe

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vpr

[por remordimiento, deshonra] to be ashamed (de of); [por timidez, bochorno] to be embarrassed (de about);

me avergüenzo de haberla insultado I'm ashamed to have insulted her

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avergonzarse

v/r be ashamed (de of)

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vr

apenarse: to be ashamed, to be embarrassed

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avergonzarse vb

1. (sentir vergüenza) to be ashamed

no me avergüenzo de lo que he hecho I'm not ashamed of what I did

2. (turbarse) to be embarrassed

se avergüenza ante los demás she gets embarrassed in front of the others