shame
1 guilt, embarrassmentnáire fem4 cmu he felt shame bhí náire air he hung his head in shame chrom sé a cheann le teann náire there's no shame in looking for help ní haon chúis náire cúnamh a lorg, ní haon díol náire cabhair a lorg I have no shame in talking about it níl aon náire orm a bheith ag caint faoi he really has no shame níl aon náire air, níl náire annput sb to shame, shame on you 3 showing disapprovalshame on you 'Shame!' his mother said. 'Mo náire thú!' arsa a mháthair.; 'Is mór an náire thú!' arsa a mháthair. 4 embarrass, disgrace transitiveaistreachnáirigh verb cmunáire a chur ar cmu he shamed her in front of the class náirigh sé í os comhair an ranga, chuir sé náire uirthi os comhair an ranga he was shamed into revealing the secret náiríodh é gur scaoil sé an rún his behaviour shamed the rest of the team chuir a iompar náire ar an gcuid eile den fhoireann the pupils shamed the teacher with their knowledge náirigh na daltaí an múinteoir lena gcuid eolais → a shame→ shaming to put sb/sth to shame they put me to shame bhí mé náirithe acu, chuir siad mo sháith náire orm she'd put you to shame chuirfeadh sí náire ort shame about ... (also nó it's a shame about ...) shame about last night's show! is mór an trua faoi sheó na hoíche aréir! nice girl, shame about her sister! is cailín deas í, is é an trua nach é a dhála céanna ag an deirfiúr é excellent graphics, shame about the game! grafaicí iontacha, is trua nach bhfuil an cluiche mar an gcéanna! shame on you! (also nó shame on me) mo náire thú!is mór an náire thú! Loading phrases and examples...
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