sem-vergonha

/sẽjveɾˈɡõɲɐ/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os sem-vergonhas

Meaning

  1. shameless person

    Built from sem (without) + vergonha (shame).

    • Aquele sem-vergonha mentiu.

      That shameless man lied.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • sem without
  • vergonha shame

Practice

1 What does sem-vergonha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Aquele sem-___ mentiu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sem-vergonha?

nouncompound

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