Polyglot Dictionary

vergonha

/veɾˈɡõɲɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as vergonhas

Meaning

  1. shame

    • Tenho vergonha.

      I'm ashamed.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Scham

Scham is the German word for the same thing — both mean "shame."

French

honte

honte is the French word for the same thing — both mean "shame."

Practice

1 What does vergonha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tenho ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vergonha?

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