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Meaning of skammarkrókur | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. corner time, the naughty step, time-out (placing a child aside as punishment for bad behaviour)
    masculine
  2. shaming
    figuratively, masculine

Equivalents

English naughty step
Suomi jäähypenkki

Examples

“Hann var settur í skammarkrókinn.”

He was given a time-out.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

skammarlegur skammaryrði skammast sín skammbyssa skammdegi skammdegisþunglyndi

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