Polyglot Dictionary

sinvergüenza

/simbeɾˈɣwensa/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los sinvergüenzas

Meaning

  1. scoundrel

    Built from sin (without) + vergüenza (shame).

    • Es un sinvergüenza.

      He's a scoundrel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • sin without
  • vergüenza shame

Similar words

canalla

canalla and sinvergüenza are close synonyms for "scoundrel"; sinvergüenza leans toward "shameless."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

canalha

canalha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "scoundrel."

Portuguese

patife

patife is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "scoundrel."

Practice

1 What does sinvergüenza mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sinvergüenza?

nouncompound

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