Translation of "verlegenheit" to English

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Dictionary translations for "verlegenheit"

die Verlegenheit f noun Declension

pl. Verlegenheiten

embarrassment [ɪmˈbærəsmənt] (Abstraktion)

predicament [prɪˈdɪkəmənt] (missliche Lage)

Phrases with "verlegenheit" (6)

aus der finanziellen Verlegenheit helfen - help in financial difficulties
aus der Verlegenheit helfen - help in difficult situation
Geldverlegenheit - financial embarrassment
in die Verlegenheit geraten - get embarassed
in Verlegenheit bringen - embarass
Verlegenheitslösung - makeshift solution

Contexts with "verlegenheit"

Aus Verlegenheit erzählte sie eine Notlüge. She told a white lie out of necessity.

Bringen Sie ihn doch nicht in Verlegenheit Spare his blushes

Die Schüler brachten den Lehrer mit dummen Fragen in Verlegenheit. The students bothered the teacher with silly questions.

Seine neuartigen Ideen bringen ihn immer wieder in Verlegenheit mit seinen eher konservativen Kollegen. His novel ideas are time and again getting him into trouble with his more conservative colleagues.

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