embarrass
Senso (Inglese)
- (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
- (transitive) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
- (transitive) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
- (formal, transitive) To perplex mentally; confuse, disconcert; catch off guard.
Concetti
mettere in imbarazzo
far vergognare
sinonimi
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Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɪmˈbæɹ.əs/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
Borrowed from Middle French embarrasser, embarasser (“to embarrass; to block, obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from em- (“in”) (from Latin im-) + baraço (“noose, rope”), from Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa, “rope”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒄙 (GUR /markasu/, “rope”).
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