shame in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.shame [Am ʃeɪm, Brit ʃeɪm] N

1.1. shame U (feeling):

shame
vergüenza f
shame
pena f LatAm excl CSur
he blushed with shame
se puso colorado de vergüenza
she feels no shame for or about what she did
no le da vergüenza lo que hizo
she feels no shame for or about what she did
no le da pena lo que hizo LatAm excl CSur
have you no (sense of) shame?
¿es que has perdido la vergüenza?
have you no (sense of) shame?
¿es que no tienes vergüenza?
oh, the shame of it!
¡qué vergüenza or bochorno!
oh, the shame of it!
¡qué pena! LatAm excl CSur
her actions brought shame on the family
lo que hizo fue la vergüenza de la familia
shame on you!
¡qué vergüenza!
shame on you!
¡debería darte vergüenza!
to put sb to shame she's so good at chess, she puts me to shame
juega tan bien al ajedrez que me pone en evidencia or me hace pasar vergüenza

II.shame [Am ʃeɪm, Brit ʃeɪm] VB trans

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it's a crying shame!
es una verdadera pena or lástima
it would be a crying shame to waste this food
sería un crimen or un pecado desperdiciar esta comida
to my lasting shame
para mi eterna vergüenza
to be red-faced with shame
tener la cara colorada de vergüenza
to writhe with embarrassment/shame
no saber dónde meterse de la vergüenza

Translations for shame in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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es un impúdico
he has no shame
ignominia
shame
la ignominia que sufrió
the shame o ignominy that he suffered
cubrió de ignominia el buen nombre de la familia
he brought shame on the family's good name
lástima
shame
¡qué lástima que tengas que irte!
what a shame o pity that you have to leave!
es una lástima que no puedas venir
it's a shame o pity you can't come
me da lástima tener que tirar este vestido
it seems a pity o shame to throw out this dress
picardía
shame
vergüenza
shame
vergüenza
sense of shame
si tuviera vergüenza, vendría a disculparse
if he had any (sense of) shame, he'd come and apologize
¡qué falta de vergüenza! o ¡qué poca vergüenza!
have you no shame?
perder la vergüenza
to lose all sense of shame
¿te ganó Miguelito? ¡qué vergüenza! hum
you mean you lost to little Miguel? shame on you!

shame in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shame in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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to his lasting shame
para su eterna vergüenza
bring on shame, dishonour, discredit
causar
bring on shame, dishonour, discredit
acarrear
a crying shame inf
una verdadera vergüenza

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shame Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to die of shame
morirse de vergüenza
to put sb to shame
avergonzar a alguien
what a shame!
¡qué pena!
what a shame that ...
qué lástima que +subj
it's a shame to have to +infin
es una pena tener que +infin
his face burned with anger/shame
se puso rojo de furia/vergüenza
to be a damn shame
ser una verdadera lástima
it's a terrible shame that ...
es una desgracia que... +subj
to lose all sense of shame
desvergonzarse
he has turned red with shame/embarrassment
el rubor le quema la cara
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Cowardice is the most serious shame for a male.
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Certainly, a wagonload of shame needs to be showered upon successive governments.
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Soon, he steals money from his father to buy tobacco, but finally decides not to do this out of shame.
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She, in a distressed mood, says that such guys are a shame towards friendship as they pretend to be friends but really have other intentions.
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It's a shame that he will get away scot-free in the popular press.
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Club supporters had mixed reactions and feelings towards the situation as the club was left with dishonour and shame.
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Which is a shame -- after all, living in a 98-square-foot shed on a parking spot is far from a freebie.
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The robbers retreat in shame when they realise they can not harm this holy man.
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Individuals vary in their tendency to experience vicarious shame, which is related to neuroticism and to the tendency to experience personal shame.
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Deferral on these loans puts the honor of the family and the security of the woman at risk, thus making shame and humiliation collateral for micro credit institutions.
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