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To conspicuously embarrass oneself or others in public.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- She had far too much to drink and made a spectacle of herself by flirting with everyone.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
ставам за смях
(stavam za smjah)
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Bulgarian:
излагам се
(izlagam se)
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Catalan:
fer un espectacle
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Chinese Cantonese:
出洋相
(ceot1 joeng4 soeng3)
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Hakka Chinese:
出洋相
(cud5 yong2 xiong4)
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Chinese:
出洋相
(chhut-iông-siòng / chhut-iâng-siàng)
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Chinese Mandarin:
出洋相
(chū yángxiàng)
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Dutch:
een belachelijk figuur slaan
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Dutch:
zichzelf voor gek zetten
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Finnish:
munata itsensä
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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French:
se donner en spectacle
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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French:
s'offrir en spectacle
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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French:
se couvrir de ridicule
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Galician:
montar un espectáculo
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Galician:
face-lo ridículo
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Galician:
poñerse en ridículo
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Galician:
pórse en ridículo
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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German:
sich zum Affen machen
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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German:
sich zum Narren machen
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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German:
sich lächerlich machen
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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German:
eine lächerliche Figur abgeben
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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German:
unangenehm auffallen
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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German:
sich blamieren
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Hungarian:
nevetségessé teszi magát
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Italian:
dare spettacolo
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Italian:
farsi ridere dietro
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Italian:
rendersi ridicolo
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Japanese:
恥をさらす
(haji o sarasu)
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Polish:
robić z siebie widowisko
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Polish:
zrobić z siebie widowisko
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Portuguese:
fazer um papelão
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Portuguese:
passar ridículo
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Portuguese:
dar vexame
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Portuguese:
pagar mico
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Russian:
сде́лать из себя́ посме́шище
(sdélatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče)
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Russian:
де́лать из себя́ посме́шище
(délatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče)
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Russian:
позо́риться
(pozóritʹsja)
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Spanish:
hacer el ridículo
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Spanish:
dar la nota
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
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Swedish:
göra bort sig
— To embarrass oneself or others in public
