shame in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shame in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.shame [Brit ʃeɪm, Am ʃeɪm] N

3. shame (pity):

it is a shame that
+ subj it seems a shame
it was a great or such a shame (that) she lost
it's a shame to do
it seemed a shame to do
what a shame!
isn't it a shame?

II.shame [Brit ʃeɪm, Am ʃeɪm] VB trans

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
it's a crying shame!
scalding shame

Translations for shame in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
there's no shame in it
what a shame ou pity!
it's a shame ou pity (de faire to do, que that)
it's a great shame ou pity
it would be a shame ou pity if
shame
to blush with shame
to cover sb with shame
shame on him/those who

shame in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shame in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
it is a crying shame that

Translations for shame in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

shame Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it is a crying shame that
to feel a deep (sense of) shame
it's a crying shame that
it's a great shame that
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Deferral on these loans puts the honor of the family and the security of the woman at risk, thus making shame and humiliation collateral for micro credit institutions.
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Then a screen writer ran over to them and started screaming - shame on you - disgusting.
www.independent.co.uk
It's a shame in a way, as there's plenty to chunter about in the 35 minutes before that.
www.denofgeek.com
It really felt like she'd only made the trip over so as she wasn't the villain who spoilt the fun and that's a huge shame.
www.mirror.co.uk
Cowardice is the most serious shame for a male.
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It's a shame that he will get away scot-free in the popular press.
www.huffingtonpost.com
Certainly, a wagonload of shame needs to be showered upon successive governments.
www.independent.co.uk
Individuals vary in their tendency to experience vicarious shame, which is related to neuroticism and to the tendency to experience personal shame.
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Soon, he steals money from his father to buy tobacco, but finally decides not to do this out of shame.
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In the 60s, you could admonish a fellow citizen for spitting or urinating in the open and shame him.
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