verlegen

Senso (Inglese)

1. shy, bashful, timid
2. embarrassed
3. lacking, having a shortage
4. (obsolete) spoiled, rotten

Con trattino come

ver‧le‧gen

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/vərˈleːɣə(n)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Middle Dutch verleghen (“weakened, spoilt”), past participle of Middle Dutch verliggen (“to lie wrong, be stuck, whither away”). By surface analysis, ver- + liggen.

Frasi

Het kleine kindje was verlegen en kroop weg achter de benen van haar moeder .

Il bambino era timido e strisciava dietro le gambe di sua madre.