desvergonyir-se

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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)

  1. 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.
  2. to become disrespectful; to lose one's fear [with amb ‘towards/of’]

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