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Translation of shame – English–Spanish dictionary

shame

noun
uk
/ʃeɪm/
us
/ʃeɪm/

BAD LUCK

A2 [ S ]
If something is described as a shame, it is disappointing or not satisfactory.
una lástima
[ + that ] It's a (great/real) shame that the event had to be cancelled.
[ + to infinitive ] Have some more vegetables - it would be a shame to waste them.
"Douglas had to miss the school concert because he was ill." "Oh, what a shame/that's a shame!" "Douglas se perdió el concierto del colegio porque estaba enfermo." "¡Caramba, qué lástima!"
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BAD FEELING

C1 [ U ]
an uncomfortable feeling of guilt or of being ashamed because of your own or someone else's bad behaviour
vergüenza
He said he felt no shame for what he had done. Dijo que no sentía vergüenza por lo que había hecho.
The children hung/bowed their heads in shame.
The shame of the scandal was so great that he shot himself a few weeks later.
You can't go out dressed like that - have you no shame (= don't you feel ashamed about being dressed like that)?
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(Translation of shame from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of shame | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

shame
noun
/ʃeɪm/
remordimiento [ masculine, singular ] vergüenza [ feminine, singular ]
the shame she felt after lying to her parents el remordimiento que sintió después de mentirle a sus padres
The country watched in shame as its government failed to act. El país vio con vergüenza como su gobierno no actuó.
[ singular ]
sth that makes you feel sad or angry
pena [ feminine, singular ] lástima [ feminine, singular ]
It’s a shame (that) he never went to college. Es una lástima que nunca haya ido a la universidad.
It would be a shame to travel all that way without seeing them. Aería una pena viajar todo ese camino y no verlos.

(Translation of shame from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of shame

shame
But it is a shame that it should not be here.
Pero es una lástima que no esté aquí.
But it is a shame that it should not be here.
Pero es una lástima que no esté aquí.
It is a shame, but that is the situation.
Es una lástima, pero así son las cosas.
It is a shame, but that is the situation.
Es una lástima, pero así son las cosas.
It would be a great shame if this document had to suffer from this problem.
Sería una gran pena que este documento sufriese este problema.
It would be a great shame if this document had to suffer from this problem.
Sería una gran pena que este documento sufriese este problema.
I therefore think that it is a huge shame that these amendments have been judged impermissible for the vote.
Por tanto, considero que es una gran lástima que se haya juzgado que estas enmiendas no son aceptables para la votación.
I therefore think that it is a huge shame that these amendments have been judged impermissible for the vote.
Por tanto, considero que es una gran lástima que se haya juzgado que estas enmiendas no son aceptables para la votación.
The voluntary service meets genuine expectations and it would be a shame to disappoint all these young people who are now applying to take part.
Por último, este servicio voluntario responde a una verdadera expectativa y sería realmente una lástima decepcionar a todos estos jóvenes que hoy se presentan como candidatos.
The voluntary service meets genuine expectations and it would be a shame to disappoint all these young people who are now applying to take part.
Por último, este servicio voluntario responde a una verdadera expectativa y sería realmente una lástima decepcionar a todos estos jóvenes que hoy se presentan como candidatos.
I do think it is a shame they have not even been here to participate in such an excellent debate.
Creo que es una vergüenza que ni siquiera hayan estado presentes para participar en un debate tan excelente.
I do think it is a shame they have not even been here to participate in such an excellent debate.
Creo que es una vergüenza que ni siquiera hayan estado presentes para participar en un debate tan excelente.
Today, we are piling ridicule on shame.
Hoy, tenemos que añadir el ridículo a la vergüenza.
Today, we are piling ridicule on shame.
Hoy, tenemos que añadir el ridículo a la vergüenza.
It would be a shame if they lost a little of that recognition because their names were changed.
Sería una lástima que por cambiar su título se perdiera algo de su reputación.
It would be a shame if they lost a little of that recognition because their names were changed.
Sería una lástima que por cambiar su título se perdiera algo de su reputación.
This would truly be a shame.
Esto sería una auténtica lástima.
This would truly be a shame.
Esto sería una auténtica lástima.
It is a shame that in the end, an agreement has not been possible.
Es una lástima que al final no haya sido posible un acuerdo.
It is a shame that in the end, an agreement has not been possible.
Es una lástima que al final no haya sido posible un acuerdo.
Let the producers and the promoters and their armies of lawyers and apologists also ponder for a moment their shame, their deceit and the destruction they have caused.
Dejemos que los productores y los promotores, y sus ejércitos de abogados y apologistas también midan por un instante su vergüenza, su engaño y la destrucción que han causado.
Let the producers and the promoters and their armies of lawyers and apologists also ponder for a moment their shame, their deceit and the destruction they have caused.
Dejemos que los productores y los promotores, y sus ejércitos de abogados y apologistas también midan por un instante su vergüenza, su engaño y la destrucción que han causado.
It is a shame we did not go further.
Es una pena que no hayamos pasado de ahí.
It is a shame we did not go further.
Es una pena que no hayamos pasado de ahí.
There is no dispute regarding the principle of this report, and it would thus be a shame if we ended up having a procedural dispute on it.
No hay discusión respecto del principio de este informe, y sería una pena que acabáramos teniendo una discusión de procedimiento.
There is no dispute regarding the principle of this report, and it would thus be a shame if we ended up having a procedural dispute on it.
No hay discusión respecto del principio de este informe, y sería una pena que acabáramos teniendo una discusión de procedimiento.
When the new wall of shame started to be built, again we did not react.
Cuando se inició la construcción del nuevo muro de la vergüenza, tampoco hicimos nada.
When the new wall of shame started to be built, again we did not react.
Cuando se inició la construcción del nuevo muro de la vergüenza, tampoco hicimos nada.
It would seem, at least to us in my group, to be a shame to jeopardise a compromise which took so long and was frankly so painful in its birth.
Sería, al menos para mi Grupo, una vergüenza que se hiciera peligrar un compromiso que ha llevado tanto tiempo alcanzar y que, francamente, ha tenido un parto tan doloroso.
It would seem, at least to us in my group, to be a shame to jeopardise a compromise which took so long and was frankly so painful in its birth.
Sería, al menos para mi Grupo, una vergüenza que se hiciera peligrar un compromiso que ha llevado tanto tiempo alcanzar y que, francamente, ha tenido un parto tan doloroso.
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Translations of shame

in Chinese (Traditional)
惡運, 可惜,遺憾, 不好的感覺…
in Chinese (Simplified)
坏运气, 可惜,遗憾, 不好的感觉…
in Portuguese
uma pena, vergonha, vergonha [feminine]…
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शरम / नामुष्की, लाज, शरम…
恥, 恥ずかしさ, 恥(はじ)…
utanç, mahcubiyet, yüz karası…
honte [feminine], dommage [masculine], honte…
vergonya…
schaamte, schande, jammer…
ஏதாவது ஒரு அவமானம் என்று விவரிக்கப்பட்டால், அது ஏமாற்றமளிக்கிறது அல்லது திருப்திகரமாக இல்லை., உங்கள் சொந்த அல்லது வேறொருவரின் மோசமான நடத்தை காரணமாக குற்ற உணர்வு அல்லது வெட்கப்படுவதற்கான சங்கடமான உணர்வு…
शर्म /लज्जा, अपराधबोध, लज्जा…
શરમ, લાંછન લાગવું…
skam, tvinge, bringe skam over…
skam, skamsenhet, vanära…
rasa malu, aib, sesuatu yang mengaibkan…
die Scham, die Schande, der Jammer…
skam [masculine], synd [masculine], skam(fullhet)…
شرم, شرمندہ, شرمندگی…
сором, ганьба, скандал…
стыд, пристыдить…
అవమానకరం, మీ స్వంత చెడు ప్రవర్తన లేదా వేరొకరి చెడు ప్రవర్తన కారణంగా అపరాధ భావనకు లోనవడం లేదా సిగ్గుపడటం వంటి అసౌకర్య భావన, అవమానం / మర్యాదనూ గౌరవాన్నీ కోల్పోవడం…
خَجَل…
লজ্জাজনক, যদি কোনো কিছুকে লজ্জাজনক বলে বর্ণনা করা হয় তা হতাশাজনক বা সন্তোষজনক নয়, খারাপ ব্যবহার করে ফেলে লজ্জার অনুভূতি…
stud, ostuda, hanba…
rasa malu, hal memalukan, sayang sekali…
ความอับอาย, ความขายหน้า, ความอัปยศ…
sự xấu hổ, sự tủi thẹn, nỗi nhục…
wstyd, zawstydzić, hańba…
수치심, 안타까움…
vergogna, peccato, (svergognare costringendo a fare)…
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