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Meaning of vergoña | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
beɾˈɡoɲa

Definitions

  1. shame
    feminine
  2. decorum; dignity
    feminine
  3. 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 Decorum dignity shame

Examples

“It. mando que den de comer a dez homes et molleres pobres de vergona en esta casa do dia que eu finare ata XV dias”

Item, I order that they shall feed ten shameful poor men and ten shameful poor women in this house from the day I die till 15 days

“Ten vergoña e pídelles perdón.”

Have some dignity and apologise to them.

CEFR level

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

vergoña/vergonza vergoñas vergoncha vergonha vergonza verídico

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