A2🧠 Personality
Italian word
imbarazzato
embarrassed, awkward, ill at ease
Looks like
embarrassed
feeling self-conscious, ashamed, or awkward
⚠️ The trap
True cognate. But beware: 'imbarazzata' in older usage can also mean 'pregnant' (a woman 'in an awkward state'). This meaning is now archaic but may appear in literature.
To say "feeling self-conscious, ashamed, or awkward" in Italian:
imbarazzato (true cognate)
"imbarazzato" in English means:
embarrassed, awkward, ill at ease
Example
"Era imbarazzato perché aveva dimenticato il suo nome."
"He was embarrassed because he had forgotten her name."
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