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embarazoso

embarrassing

adjective em-bah-rah-SOH-soh Rare

Also means

awkward

Usage Note

Embarazoso describes situations, not people — use vergonzoso when judging a person's behaviour. Note the false friend: embarazada means 'pregnant', not 'embarrassed'; to say you are embarrassed, say Me da vergüenza or Estoy avergonzado/a.

Examples

"Fue un silencio muy embarazoso."

Natural Translation

It was a very awkward silence.

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