disgrace
To put someone or something out of favorTo put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.
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» I would rather die than disgrace myself.
Я лучше умру, чем опозорю себя. — odexed
Я краще помру ніж осоромлюся. — ChickenKiev
Я краще помру, ніж зганьблю себе. — ChickenKiev
Я краще помру, ніж обезчещу себе. — ChickenKiev
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.
позо́ритьpozóritʹ, опозо́ритьopozóritʹ, бесче́ститьbesčéstitʹ
bring shame or dishonor upon
Examples
81 sentencesI would rather die than disgrace myself.
Я краще помру ніж осоромлюся. — ChickenKiev
ruЯ лучше умру, чем опозорю себя. — odexed
Tom is a disgrace to his family.
Том — ганьба своєї родини. — deniko
Tom has disgraced himself.
Том зганьбився. — deniko
Tom has disgraced his family.
Том зганьбив свою родину. — deniko
There's no disgrace in being poor.
ruБыть бедным не стыдно. — marafon
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French disgracier.From Middle French disgracier.
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Forms
disgraces, disgracing, disgraced, disgracedSynonyms
31 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.