disgrace

disgrace
I [dɪs'greɪs]
nome
1) (shame) vergogna f., disonore m.

to bring disgrace on sb. — disonorare qcn.

to be in disgrace — essere (caduto) in disgrazia

2) (scandal) vergogna f.

it's an absolute disgrace! — è uno scandalo!

II 1. [dɪs'greɪs]
verbo transitivo disonorare [team, family]
2.
verbo riflessivo

he disgraced himself — si è comportato in modo vergognoso

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[dis'ɡreis] 1. noun
1) (the state of being out of favour: He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.) disgrazia, sfavore
2) (a state of being without honour and regarded without respect: There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.) disonore
3) (something which causes or ought to cause shame: Your clothes are a disgrace!) vergogna
2. verb
1) (to bring shame upon: Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?) svergognare
2) (to dismiss from a position of importance: He was publicly disgraced.) far cadere in disgrazia
- disgracefully
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disgrace /dɪsˈgreɪs/
n. [u]
1 disgrazia, perdita di favore: The courtier was in disgrace with the queen, il cortigiano era in disgrazia presso la regina; to fall into disgrace, cadere in disgrazia; to bring disgrace on one's family, disonorare la famiglia
2 (di cosa, situazione) vergogna, scandalo: There's no disgrace in admitting you're wrong, non è una vergogna ammettere di aver torto; It's a disgrace that children are still dying, è una vergogna che dei bambini continuino a morire; The health service is a national disgrace, la sanità pubblica è uno scandalo nazionale; Your bedroom is a disgrace!, la tua camera da letto è vergognosa!
3 (di persona) vergogna; disonore: You're a disgrace to your family!, sei la vergogna della famiglia!: He's a disgrace to the profession, disonora la sua professione
FALSI AMICI: disgrace non significa disgrazia nel senso di sventura, calamità o sciagura. (to) disgrace /dɪsˈgreɪs/
v. t.
1 disonorare; gettare vergogna su: He has disgraced his family, ha gettato vergogna sulla famiglia
2 (di solito al passivo) svergognare: He was publicly disgraced when the truth came out, è stato svergognato pubblicamente quando la verità è emersa; a disgraced politician, un politico in disgrazia
to disgrace oneself, coprirsi di vergogna: She disgraced herself by getting drunk, si è coperta di vergogna ubriacandosi.
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I [dɪs'greɪs]
nome
1) (shame) vergogna f., disonore m.

to bring disgrace on sb. — disonorare qcn.

to be in disgrace — essere (caduto) in disgrazia

2) (scandal) vergogna f.

it's an absolute disgrace! — è uno scandalo!

II 1. [dɪs'greɪs]
verbo transitivo disonorare [team, family]
2.
verbo riflessivo

he disgraced himself — si è comportato in modo vergognoso


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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