Meaning of pudeo | Babel Free
[ˈpʊ.de.oː]Definitions
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to cause shame conjugation-2, impersonal, transitive, usually
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to be ashamed conjugation-2, intransitive, rare
Examples
“mē pudet ― I am ashamed”
[with accusative ‘person who is ashamed’ and genitive ‘thing/person causing shame’]
“160 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Adelphoe 754:”
Don’t these things shame you?
“dum dea fūrtīvōs timidē profitētur amōrēs, caelestemque hominī concubuisse pudet While the goddess timidly confesses her secret desires and – a divine being [with love] for a mortal! – she is ashamed to have slept with [him] …. (The goddess: Fortuna; the mortal: Servius Tullius.)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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