em·bar·rass ( m-b r  s)tr.v. em·bar·rassed, em·bar·rass·ing, em·bar·rass·es 1. To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child. 2. To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties. 3. To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede. 4. To complicate. 5. To interfere with (a bodily function) or impede the function of (a body part). [French embarrasser, to encumber, hamper, from Spanish embarazar, from Italian imbarazzare, from imbarazzo, obstacle, obstruction, from imbarrare, to block, bar : in-, in (from Latin; see en-1) + barra, bar (from Vulgar Latin *barra).] em·bar rassed·ly adv.em·bar rass·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: embarrass, abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze, rattle1 These verbs mean to cause someone to feel self-conscious and uneasy: were embarrassed by their child's tantrum; felt abashed at the extravagant praise; will be chagrined if my confident prediction fails; was discomfited by the sudden personal question; is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks; refuses to be fazed by your objections; isn't easily rattled before an audience. |
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| Adv. | 1. | embarrassingly - causing embarrassment; "the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing" |
Translations
embarrassingly [ɪmˈbærəsɪŋlɪ] ADV [fail, flop] → de manera vergonzosa, bochornosamente
there were embarrassingly few people → era vergonzoso la poca gente que había
her acting was embarrassingly bad → actuó de pena
there were embarrassingly few people → era vergonzoso la poca gente que había
her acting was embarrassingly bad → actuó de pena
embarrassingly [ɪmˈbærəsɪŋli] adv
It was embarrassingly easy → C'était si facile que c'en était embarrassant.
It was embarrassingly bad → C'était si mauvais que c'en était embarrassant.
It was embarrassingly obvious → C'était si évident que c'en était embarrassant.
It was embarrassingly easy → C'était si facile que c'en était embarrassant.
It was embarrassingly bad → C'était si mauvais que c'en était embarrassant.
It was embarrassingly obvious → C'était si évident que c'en était embarrassant.
embarrassingly
adv → auf peinliche Weise; (introducing sentence) → peinlicherweise; the play flopped embarrassingly → das Stück war ein peinlicher Reinfall; it was embarrassingly bad → es war so schlecht, dass es schon peinlich war; embarrassingly candid remarks → Bemerkungen von peinlicher Offenheit; embarrassingly for him, his wife came in at the wrong moment → es war peinlich für ihn, dass seine Frau im falschen Moment hereinkam
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