shames in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.shame [Brit ʃeɪm, Am ʃeɪm] N

3. shame (pity):

it is a shame that …
è un peccato che …
it seems a shame
sembra un peccato
it was a great or such a shame (that) she lost
fu un gran or un tale peccato che avesse perduto
it would be a shame if he couldn't come
sarebbe un peccato se non potesse venire
it's a shame to do
è un peccato fare
it seemed a shame to do
sembrava un peccato fare
it's a shame about the factory closing
è un peccato che la fabbrica abbia chiuso, chiuda
it's a shame about your father (if not very serious matter)
è un peccato per tuo padre
it's a shame about your father (if serious)
mi dispiace molto per tuo padre
nice costumes - shame about the play! inf
i costumi erano belli - peccato la recita!
what a shame!
che peccato!
isn't it a shame?
non è un peccato?

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

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III.shame [Brit ʃeɪm, Am ʃeɪm]

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it's a crying shame!
è un vero peccato!
it's a crying shame! (stronger)
è davvero una vergogna!

Translations for shames in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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scorno
shame
con mio (grande) scorno
to my (eternal) shame
svergognare
to shame
svergognare
to put [sb] to shame
disdoro
shame
vituperio
shame
essere il vituperio della famiglia
to be the shame of one's family
pudore (vergogna)
shame
non avere alcun or essere senza pudore
to have no shame
disonorare famiglia, paese
to shame
disonorare qn
to bring disgrace or dishonour or shame on sb
onta
shame
onta incancellabile
indelible shame
vergogna
shame
arrossire di vergogna
to blush with shame
non avere vergogna
to be without shame
morire di vergogna
to die of shame or a thousand deaths
chinammo il viso per la vergogna
we hung our heads in shame
vergogna! (per rimproverare)
shame on you!
vergogna
shame

shames in the PONS Dictionary

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a crying shame inf
una vera indecenza
bring on shame, dishonor
acarreare
his face burned with anger/shame
è diventato rosso per la rabbia/vergogna
to put sb to shame
fare vergognare qu

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shames Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put sb to shame
far vergognare qu
shame on you! a. iron
vergogna!
to bring shame on sb
disonorare qu
what a shame!
peccato!
what a shame that …
che peccato che … +subj
it's a shame to have to … +infin
è un peccato dovere … +infin
it's a shame that …
è un peccato che … +subj
his face burned with anger/shame
è diventato rosso per la rabbia/vergogna
a crying shame inf
una vera indecenza
to be the shame of the family
essere la vergogna della famiglia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
We can't harp on people to move their bodies when we live in a society that shames and judges us for our attempts.
www.dailylife.com.au
Allowing those resources to be treated so callously shames us all.
www.newsminer.com

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