стесняться — meaning in English
stesnyatsya
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English meaning
- scruple noun Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.
Senses
стесняться is used for these senses in English:
- be my guest (idiomatic) Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!
- feel free (as imperative, with to-infinitive) You have my permission.
- feel free (as imperative, in response) You have my permission.
- scruple (intransitive) To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.
scruple — full definition
- noun Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.
- noun A weight of ¹⁄₂₈₈ of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
- noun A Hebrew unit of time equal to ¹⁄₁₀₈₀ hour.
- noun A very small quantity; a particle.