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Meaning of náire | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
ˈn̪ˠɑːɾʲə

Definitions

  1. shame
    feminine
  2. Equivalent to 'shame': An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should...

Equivalents

English private shame

Examples

“Tá náire orm.”

I am ashamed.

“Mór mo náire: Mo chlann féin a dhíol a máthair.”

Great my shame: My own children who sold their mother.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

náireach náireacht náirí náirigh náiríocht náiriú

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