Meaning of kjánahrollur | Babel Free
Definitions
to cringe from embarrassment, shivering from secondhand embarrassment
masculine, no-plural
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
əttökən
Български
криндж
Català
vergonya aliena
Deutsch
beschämend
blamabel
erschütternd
Fremdscham
fremdschämen
peinlich
unangenehm
zum Fremdschämen
zum In-den-Boden-Versinken
Ελληνικά
ετεροντροπή
Español
alipori
dar alipori
dar grima
de alipori
de grima
para morir de vergüenza
para morirse de vergüenza
pena ajena
vergüenza ajena
Italiano
imbarazzante
日本語
痛い
한국어
오글오글
Kurdî
çikî
Português
vergonha alheia
Svenska
sekundärskam
Examples
“Ég fæ svo mikinn kjánahroll við að horfa á vini mína í karókí.”
I cringe from secondhand embarrassment when watching my friends performing at karaoke bars.
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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