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verlegen machen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • embarrass verb To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious, often in front of others.

Senses

verlegen machen is used for these senses in English:

  • embarrass (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.

embarrass — full definition

  1. verb To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious, often in front of others.
  2. verb To cause financial or practical difficulty for someone.
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