Significato di shame in italiano

• 0 something you say about something that disappoints you -- un peccato

  • What a shame that Joe couldn’t come! Che peccato che Joe non sia potuto venire!

  • It was a shame it rained every day on holiday. È stato un peccato che abbia piovuto tutti i giorni durante la vacanza.

• 1 a bad feeling about something wrong that you have done -- vergogna

• 2 (often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure -- vergogna

  • I was full of shame at my rudeness

  • He felt no shame at his behaviour/behavior.

• 3 dishonour/dishonor or disgrace -- vergogna

  • The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.

• 4 (with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame -- vergogna

  • It’s a shame to treat a child so cruelly.

• 5 (with a) a pity -- peccato

  • What a shame that he didn’t get the job!

• 6 (often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed -- (svergognare costringendo a fare)

  • He was shamed into paying his share.

• 7 to cause to have a feeling of shame -- disonorare, recare onta a

  • His cowardice shamed his parents.