Meaning of kauns | Babel Free

Definitions

1. shame (moral feeling associated with discomfort felt as a consequence of some (offensive) act, action)
   declension-1, masculine
2. shame (unpleasant feeling caused by a certain situation, or by (one's or someone else's) inappropriate action, behavior)
   declension-1, masculine
3. shame, disgrace, dishonor (condition in which one feels or causes shame)
   declension-1, masculine
4. shameful, morally negative
   declension-1, genitive, masculine, usually
5. what a shame!
   declension-1, masculine
6. shame, shyness, timidity
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“pārņemt kauns”

to take, accept the shame

“raudāt aiz kauna”

to cry of shame

“nosarkt aiz kauna”

to blush from shame

“izjust dziļu kaunu”

to feel deep shame

“pārdzīvot lielu kaunu”

to experience great shame

“aiz kauna nezināt ko darīt”

to not know what to do from shame

“seja deg kaunā”

(his) face is burning in shame

“nu pašam man par sevi kauns”

I feel ashamed of myself

“kauns rādīt asaras”

ashamed (lit. shame) to shed tears

“kauns lūgt palīdzību”

ashamed (lit. shame) to ask for help

“kauns par netīro apģērbu”

ashamed (lit. shame) of (one's) dirty clothes

“kā tev nav kauna?”

aren't you ashamed (lit. how have you no shame)?

“vai tev nemaz nav kauna, Ines?”

have you no shame at all, Ines?

“kauns rādīties (kādam) acīs”

ashamed (lit. shame) to show oneself in front of (lit. in the eyes of) someone

“es saprotu, tev kauns, ka man ir bērns no cita; tev ir bail, ka cilvēki varbūt smiesies”

I understand, you are ashamed (lit. have shame) that I have a child from another (man); you are afraid that people will maybe laugh

“piedzīvot kaunu”

to experience shame

“uzskatīt kaunu”

to consider (something) a shame

“izdzīt ar kaunu”

to cast (someone) out in shame'

“kauna pilna rīcība”

shameful (lit. shame-filled) behavior

“(pa)darīt kaunu (kādam)”

to cause (someone) shame

“kauna stabs”

pillory (lit. shame post)

“kauna zīme”

sign of shame

“kauna darbs”

shameful work, mean act

“kauna lieta”

shameful matter, disgrace

“kauna traips”

blemish (lit. shameful spot)

“kauns, staltais daugavieti!”

what a shame, (my) tall Daugavian!

“atmest kaunu”

to throw away, to abandon shame

“par to, ko aiz neziņas kādreiz vai kauna projām dzinām, par to, ko aiz pierastības neatzinām”

about that which we sometimes drive away because of ignorance or shame, about that which we because of habit do not acknowledge

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