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Meanings of embarrass (embarrasses) in English

Spanish
bloquear

Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.

bloquear
Portuguese
confundir
Catalan
confondre
Spanish
avergonzar

Cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious.

confundir
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Examples for "abash"
Examples for "abash"
1
The presence of the strangers did not abash her in the least.
Jack / 1877
2
It seemed to abash the ruffian, in spite of his habitual effrontery.
Manon Lescaut
3
But his was not the nature any earthly dread could long abash.
Eugene Aram — Volume 03
4
Divers flocks of clouds, camp-followers of the storm, could not abash her.
Parables of a Province
5
Remember that the pupil does not always permanently abash his teacher.
The Best Short Stories of 1920, and the Yearbook of the American...
Usage of embarrasses in English
1
My answer to her question-Howlong had you been together?-nowembarrasses me.
Year's best sf 15
2
She embarrasses me at times with her implicit faith in my goodness.
Half a Rogue
3
Some of the unexpected loot she has carried away still embarrasses her.
The Business of Being a Woman
4
My desperation embarrasses him, I'm sure of it, but I don't care.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
5
It embarrasses me now to even summarize this piece of my writing.
Rock and Ice Magazine
6
It embarrasses Britain that senior politicians imagine the EU indulging such a notion.
The Guardian
7
Their support to Hong Kong democracy may be further assured, which embarrasses Beijing.
Reuters
8
I know it embarrasses Trevor to no end, but that's what moms do.
Pivot Point
9
I was so dreadful it embarrasses me even now to think about it.
The Irish Times
10
Somehow it embarrasses me to have to listen to your chewing.
The Clown
11
It embarrasses them, because they don't understand the overwhelming urge to eat them.
Thanks For The Memories… The Truth Has Set Me Free!
12
Don't stop to thank me for all I've done, it only embarrasses me.
The Unbearable Bassington
13
But the question just embarrasses us both, given our history.
Mockingjay
14
Memoirs: 'You ask me for a biographical note - something that always embarrasses me.
The Irish Times
15
To the point where it "embarrasses the whole country", the statement said.
The South African
16
There is one thing which embarrasses me not a little; and it is this:
Sophisms of the Protectionists
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