desvergonyir-se
Catalan
Etymology
From des- + vergonya + -ir + se.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [dəz.bər.ɡuˈɲir.sə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [dəz.vər.ɡuˈɲir.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [dez.veɾ.ɣoˈɲiɾ.se]
Verb
desvergonyir-se (first-person singular present em desvergonyeixo, first-person singular preterite em desvergonyí, past participle desvergonyit)
- to lose one's sense of shame, to have the shamelessness [with a (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
- 1960, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Tu i l'hipòcrita:
- Amb la riquesa, la teva avarícia es desvergonyirà.
- With wealth, your avarice will become unabashed.
- to become disrespectful; to lose one's fear [with amb ‘towards/of’]
Conjugation
Conjugation of desvergonyir-se (third conjugation, with -eix-)
Synonyms
- (to dare [to do]): atrevir-se
Derived terms
Further reading
- “desvergonyir-se”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007