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vergognare

to be ashamed

verb ver-goh-NYAH-reh Rare

Origin: From vergogna (shame), from Latin 'verecundia'.

Also means

to feel embarrassed

Usage Note

Vergognare is almost always used reflexively: vergognarsi ('to be ashamed / to feel embarrassed'). The non-reflexive transitive form (vergognare qualcuno = to shame someone) is archaic. Compound tenses of vergognarsi use essere: mi sono vergognato/a. Vergogna! alone is an exclamation: 'Shame on you!'

Examples

"Si vergogna di aver mentito agli amici."

Natural Translation

He is ashamed of having lied to his friends.

Literal Translation

Himself he-is-ashamed of having lied to the friends.

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