embarrass

avergonzar

Hacer que alguien se sienta incómodo o avergonzado, especialmente delante de otras personas.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone feel uncomfortable or ashamed, especially in front of other people.

• Please do not embarrass me.
• Her father embarrassed her in front of her friends.
• Have you ever embarrassed yourself at work?

Cómo se usa: embarrass someone by doing something (He embarrassed me by reading my diary aloud.)

Sinónimos: make someone blush

Expresiones frecuentes: embarrass someone, embarrass yourself, embarrass a speaker

obstaculizar, entorpecer

Dificultar el movimiento o el avance de alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To make movement or progress difficult.

• The dispute embarrassed progress on the bill.
• Heavy equipment embarrassed the movement of the troops.
• These restrictions embarrass trade between the two regions.

Sinónimos: hinder, impede, obstruct

Antónimos: facilitate

Expresiones frecuentes: embarrass progress, embarrass a movement