shame

Spanish translation: vergüenza

07:03 Nov 13, 2003

English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary

English term or phrase: shame

translation

Spanish translation:vergüenza

Explanation:
Suerte.

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Note added at 5 mins (2003-11-13 07:08:53 GMT)
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Have you no shame? = ¿Es que no tienes vergüenza?

También lástima o pena como en \"What a shame!\". Sin más contexto, es difícil afinar.

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Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 22:45

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5 +5

vergüenza

Fernando Muela Sopeña

5 +4

lastima

Neva M.

5 +2

desgracia/ pena / desencanto

xavi65 (X)

5 +1

pena, bochorno

munozl

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peer agreement (net): +5

vergüenza

Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 22:45
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 922

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peer agreement (net): +2

desgracia/ pena / desencanto

Explanation:
shame [ʃeým]
noun
1 a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of having done something dishonourable, unworthy, degrading, etc.

2 capacity to feel such an emotion

3 ignominy or disgrace

4 a person or thing that causes this

5 an occasion for regret, disappointment, etc.
example: it's a shame you can't come with us

6 put to shamea to disgrace
b to surpass totally

xavi65 (X)
Spain
Local time: 22:45
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 25

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

lastima

Explanation:
what a shame = ¡qué lástima!

Reference: http://www.elmundo.es/diccionarios

Neva M.
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian
PRO pts in pair: 16

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

pena, bochorno

Explanation:
shame: pena, bochorno

Lany

munozl
United States
Local time: 16:45
PRO pts in pair: 8

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