ashamed

ashamed
adjective

be ashamed — beschämt sein; sich schämen

be ashamed of somebody/something — sich jemandes/einer Sache wegen schämen

be/feel ashamed for somebody/something — sich für jemanden/etwas schämen

be ashamed of oneself for doing something/be ashamed to do something — sich schämen, etwas zu tun

I'm ashamed to admit that I told a lie — ich muss leider zugeben, dass ich gelogen habe

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[ə'ʃeimd]
adjective
(feeling shame: He was ashamed of his bad work, ashamed to admit his mistake, ashamed of himself.) sich schämen
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ashamed
[əˈʃeɪmd]
adj pred
▪ to be \ashamed [of sb/sth] sich akk [für jdn/etw] schämen
owning an old car is nothing to be \ashamed of ein älteres Auto zu besitzen ist keine Schande
that's nothing to be \ashamed of! dafür [o deswegen] brauchst du dich [doch] nicht zu schämen!
I'm \ashamed to be seen with you es ist mir peinlich, mit dir gesehen zu werden
▪ to be \ashamed of oneself [or feel \ashamed] sich akk schämen
you ought to be \ashamed of yourself! du solltest dich schämen!, schäm dich!
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[ə'ʃeɪmd]
adj
beschämt

to be or feel ashamed (of sb/sth) — sich schämen (für jdn/etw, jds/einer Sache (geh ))

it's nothing to be ashamed of — deswegen braucht man sich nicht zu genieren or schämen

to be ashamed that ... — sich schämen, dass ...

I felt ashamed for him — ich habe mich für ihn geschämt

he is ashamed to do it — es ist ihm peinlich, das zu tun, er schämt sich, das zu tun

... I'm ashamed to say — ..., muss ich leider zugeben

to be ashamed of oneself (for doing sth) — sich schämen(, etw getan zu haben)

you ought to be ashamed (of yourself) —

you may well look ashamed — schäm dich ruhig!

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ashamed [əˈʃeımd] adj beschämt, schamerfüllt:
be (oder feel) ashamed of sich schämen für (od gen);
be (oder feel) ashamed of having done sth sich schämen, etwas getan zu haben;
he was ashamed to tell us es war ihm peinlich oder er schämte sich, es uns zu sagen;
you ought to (oder should) be ashamed (of yourself)! du solltest dich schämen!, schäm dich!
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adjective

be ashamed — beschämt sein; sich schämen

be ashamed of somebody/something — sich jemandes/einer Sache wegen schämen

be/feel ashamed for somebody/something — sich für jemanden/etwas schämen

be ashamed of oneself for doing something/be ashamed to do something — sich schämen, etwas zu tun

I'm ashamed to admit that I told a lie — ich muss leider zugeben, dass ich gelogen habe

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n.
beschämt adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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