vergüenza

/beɾˈɡwenθa/, [beɾˈɣ̞wẽn̟.θa]

shame


Examples
  • A él le da vergüenza preguntar.

    He is ashamed to ask questions.

  • Él se puso pálido de miedo y luego rojo de vergüenza.

    He went pale with fear and then turned red with embarrassment.

  • Creo que es una vergüenza que algunos profesores de lengua extranjera hayan podido graduarse de la universidad sin nunca haber estudiado con un hablante nativo.

    I think it's a shame that some foreign language teachers were able to graduate from college without ever having studied with a native speaker.

  • Es una vergüenza la forma en que son tratados los ancianos.

    It's a shame the way old people are treated.

  • Él se sonrojó de vergüenza.

    He blushed with shame.

  • Me das vergüenza.

    I'm ashamed of you.

  • A Tom le da vergüenza comprar condones.

    Tom is embarrassed about buying condoms.

  • Su madre sintió vergüenza por él.

    His mother was ashamed of him.

  • No quiero hacerme pasar vergüenza.

    I don't want to embarrass myself.

  • ¡Qué vergüenza!

    What a shame!

  • Me puse rojo de la vergüenza.

    I was feverish with embarrassment.

  • Dan ni tan siquiera sintió vergüenza.

    Dan didn't even feel ashamed.

  • No tengas vergüenza de ser pobre.

    Don't be ashamed of being poor.

  • Nuestra firma se encuentra al borde de la quiebra, me da vergüenza decirlo.

    Our firm is on the verge of bankruptcy, I'm ashamed to say.

  • Tom tiene un poco de vergüenza.

    Tom is a little embarrassed.

  • Ella lo besó sin vergüenza, en la boca.

    She kissed him without shame, on the mouth.

  • Te he dejado de lado por tanto tiempo que tengo un poco de vergüenza de visitarte.

    I have neglected you so long that I feel a bit shy in visiting you.


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