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shames

/ʃeɪmz/

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noun

Scham, Peinlichkeit

Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor or something being exposed that should have been kept private.

Examples :

"The teenager couldn’t bear the shame of introducing his parents."

Der Teenager konnte die Scham, seine Eltern vorzustellen, nicht ertragen.

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noun

Schande, Blamage

Something to regret.

Examples :

"It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way."

Es war eine Schande, die Show nicht zu sehen, nachdem wir so weit gefahren waren.

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noun

Schande, Blamage

Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.

Examples :

"The public shames endured by the politician after the scandal ruined his career. "

Die Schande, die der Politiker nach dem Skandal erlitt, ruinierte seine Karriere.

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noun

Schande, Blamage

The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy.

Examples :

"Dishonesty in her academic work became one of the greatest shames of her life. "

Unehrlichkeit in ihren akademischen Arbeiten wurde zu einer der größten Schanden ihres Lebens.

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noun

Scham, Schande

That which is shameful and private, especially private parts.

Examples :

"The old photograph, depicting children bathing nude in a river, carefully obscured their shames. "

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verb

Beschämt, demütigt

To cause to feel shame.

Examples :

"His older brother's perfect grades always shames him, even though he studies hard too. "

Die perfekten Noten seines älteren Bruders beschämen ihn immer, obwohl er auch fleißig lernt.

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verb

Beschämt, blamiert

To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.

Examples :

"The student's plagiarism shames the entire school. "

Der Plagiatsvorwurf des Schülers beschämt die gesamte Schule.

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verb

Beschämen, demütigen

To drive or compel by shame.

Examples :

"The politician was shamed into resigning."

Der Politiker wurde durch Scham zum Rücktritt gezwungen.

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verb

Sich schämen

To feel shame, be ashamed.

Examples :

"He always shames easily when he makes a mistake in class. "

Er schämt sich immer leicht, wenn er in der Klasse einen Fehler macht.

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verb

Verspotten, verhöhnen

To mock at; to deride.

Examples :

"The older brother often shames his younger brother for being afraid of the dark. "

Der ältere Bruder verspottet oft seinen jüngeren Bruder dafür, dass er sich vor der Dunkelheit fürchtet.

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noun

Meschanim

A sexton in a synagogue.

Examples :

"The shames meticulously cleaned and prepared the synagogue for the Sabbath service. "

Der Meschanim reinigte und bereitete die Synagoge sorgfältig für den Sabbat-Gottesdienst vor.

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Der Schamasch

The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah.

Examples :

"Each night of Hanukkah, the child carefully lights the shames before lighting the other candles on the menorah. "

Jede Nacht von Chanukka zündet das Kind den Schamasch vorsichtig an, bevor es die anderen Kerzen auf der Menora anzündet.

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