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