Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

embarrassed way

Spanish translation:

con timidez / con vergüenza

Added to glossary by Darío Giménez
Jun 25, 2009 18:20
14 yrs ago
English term

embarrassed way

English to Spanish Other Poetry & Literature
The word sheepishly is an adverb that means in an embarrassed way.
Change log

Jul 2, 2009 14:47: Darío Giménez Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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con timidez / con vergüenza

un par de opciones. :-)

... " un adverbio que significa 'con vergüenza'/'de manera vergonzosa' ".
Peer comment(s):

agree Adriana Martinez : Igual que con Marga, y de acuerdo, sin timidez... ¡Saludos, Dario! ¡Tiempo sin "verte"!
9 mins
¡Gracias, Adriana! Sí, ando corto de tiempo últimamente para kudozes... :-D
agree María Eugenia Wachtendorff
3 hrs
Gracias, María Eugenia. :-)
agree Marianna Tucci
11 hrs
Gracias, Marianna. :-)
agree jude dabo
16 hrs
Gracias, Jude. :-)
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3 mins

tímidamente

embarrassed way: tímidamente

Are you asking for the translation of the phrase "embarrassed way"? If so, that's the answer for me.
Peer comment(s):

agree Regla Ortiz
9 hrs
Thanks, Regla!
agree Marianna Tucci
11 hrs
Thanks, Mariana!
agree María Eugenia Wachtendorff
1 day 4 hrs
Thanks, María Eugenia!
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+4
4 mins

"de forma vergonzosa" / "avergonzadamente" / "de modo vergonzoso" / "vergonzosamente"

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Peer comment(s):

agree Fernanda Díaz
4 mins
Gracias Fernanda
agree Adriana Martinez : Vergonzosamente. Buen adverbio. Agree!
9 mins
Gracias Adriana
agree Marianna Tucci
11 hrs
Gracias Marianna
agree María Eugenia Wachtendorff : Hola, Marguita. Me quedo sólo con "avergonzadamente".
1 day 4 hrs
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1 day 4 hrs

incómodamente

Otra posibilidad. Yo no diría "de manera" ni "en forma". Es un advervio y tenemos equivalentes en español.
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Reference comments

9 hrs
Reference:

sheepishly

sheep·ish (shpsh)
adj.
1. Embarrassed, as by consciousness of a fault: a sheepish grin.
2. Meek or stupid.
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