Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
me desmoraliza com amigos
English translation:
embarrasses me before /makes me uncomfortable with my friends
Portuguese term
me desmoraliza com amigos
Ficar em dívida me desmoraliza com amigos...
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Proposed translations
Portugal
Helping you understand
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 3 more.
embarrasses me before /makes me uncomfortable with my friends
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United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
disheartens/demoralizes me with friends
Mike :)
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United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
makes me lose prestige among my friends
see examples below:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="lose prestige"&aq=f&oq...
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United States
efficient
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
turned off by / disapointed with my friends
google translate:
desmoraliza = turn off
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-02-06 20:00:34 GMT)
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**correction on my explanation**sorry not I'm it's HE OR SHE disapoints me with my friends or HE OR SHE turns me off by my friends
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lose credibility with my friends/my friends lose faith in me/I lose moral authority with my friends
"This is what it means to lose moral authority. This is why accepting torture and surveillance and preemptive war is so dangerous."
"Brussels Will Lose Moral Authority on Democracy..."
Thing is, while I didn’t mind losing my initial “investment” if it didn’t work, I did not want to lose my credibility with my friends and family if FHTM had ...
Well, I\'m gonna lose some credibility with my friends and colleagues in the nerd community by saying this, but I think these movies are a little overrated.
United States
PhD in Spanish Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
makes my friends think less of me
I also think Bentevi's first suggestion might be an option.
desmoralizar
v. tr.,
tornar imoral;
corromper;
perverter;
fazer perder a confiança ou a coragem;
v. refl.,
corromper-se;
depravar-se;
perder a reputação.***
http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/dlpo.aspx
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