embarrass

ɪmˈbærəs
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Translation of embarrass into German

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Verb

tr.
1.

emotional discomfort

make someone feel self-conscious or ashamed
beschämen bloßstellen in Verlegenheit bringen
  • His comments embarrassed her in front of everyone.Seine Kommentare brachten sie vor allen in Verlegenheit.
2.

mental confusion

confuse or perplex someone mentally
  • The complex puzzle embarrassed even the smartest students.Das komplexe Rätsel verwirrte sogar die klügsten Schüler.
3.

obstruction

Rare
hinder or prevent progress or movement
Rare
  • The fallen tree embarrassed the traffic flow.Der umgestürzte Baum behinderte den Verkehrsfluss.
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Synonyms and analogies of embarrass in English

Examples of embarrass in a sentence

  • She was embarrassed by the unexpected attention.
  • The unexpected question embarrassed the speaker.
  • His strange behavior embarrassed his friends at the party.
  • The construction work embarrassed the city's traffic.
  • Heavy snowfall embarrassed the morning commute.

Translations of "embarrass" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
blamierenv.

Sometimes you should keep your lips sealed and let others embarrass themselves.

Manchmal sollte man den Mund halten und die anderen sich blamieren lassen.

bloßstellenv.

She would never embarrass her little brother in front of his friends.

Sie würde ihren kleinen Bruder niemals vor seinen Freunden bloßstellen.

in Verlegenheit bringenv.

If we create a fuss now, we might embarrass our hosts unnecessarily.

Wenn wir jetzt ein Theater machen, könnten wir unsere Gastgeber unnötig in Verlegenheit bringen.

beschämenv.

This party is to honor the family, not embarrass them.

Diese Feier soll die Familie ehren und sie nicht beschämen.

verlegenv.

Mina, don't embarrass the man.

Mina, mach den Mann nicht verlegen.

erschwerenv.

An unplanned detour might embarrass the travel itinerary for our upcoming trip.

Ein ungeplanter Umweg könnte den Reiseplan für unsere bevorstehende Reise erschweren.

demütigenv.

Don't ever embarrass me in front of my colleagues again.

Wage es nie wieder, mich vor meinen Kollegen zu demütigen.

verlegen machenv.

Don't let it embarrass you.

Lass dich davon nicht verlegen machen.

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Other translations for embarrass:

  • kränkenv.
  • blockierenv.

embarrass: Examples and translations in context

I love my grandparents to bits, even though they sometimes embarrass me.

Ich liebe meine Großeltern abgöttisch, auch wenn sie mich manchmal blamieren.

I avoid team sports because I have two left feet and embarrass myself.

Ich meide Teamsportarten, weil ich zwei linke Füße habe und mich blamiere.

Don't act the giddy goat at the wedding; you'll embarrass your whole family.

Mach dich auf der Hochzeit nicht zum Affen; du wirst deine ganze Familie blamieren.

Ladies, I trust tomorrow night you won't embarrass me.

Meine Damen, ich hoffe, ihr blamiert mich morgen Abend nicht.

You embarrass us with all the crazy stunts you pull.

Blamierst uns mit den verrückten Sachen, die du tust.

You don't come in here and embarrass me like that.

Du kommst hier nicht einfach rein und blamierst mich so.

They hatched a plot to leak confidential documents and embarrass the government publicly.

Sie heckten einen Plan aus, vertrauliche Dokumente zu veröffentlichen und die Regierung öffentlich bloßzustellen.

The last thing we want to do is embarrass these men.

Auf keinen Fall wollen wir diese Männer zu Hause bloßstellen.

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