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Spanish term or phrase:
Vergüenza Ajena
English translation:
Spanish shame / Shame on behalf of others
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Alejandra Vega
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Spanish term
Argentina
Obsession for quality is a pleasure.
Native in: English 
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vergüenza ajena
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casual conversation
Ejemplo: tuve vergüenza ajena. Me dio vergüenza ajena, cuando mi amigo dijo semejante barbaridad en frente de sus padres, etc. This usually happens when the other does or says something of which we feel immediately embarrassed, even though "we" did not do it.
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Alejandra Vega
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Spanish term (edited):
verg�enza ajena
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Spanish shame / Shame on behalf of others (my friend, in this case)
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Henry Hinds
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Spanish term (edited):
verg�enza ajena
embarassed for him (her, them, etc.)
I was embarassed for him
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to feel embarrassed for someone/pity
sentir vergüenza ajena, to feel embarrassed for sb
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Source: Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe
Y ofrezco también \"pity\" porque con frecuencia lo de la \"vergüenza ajena\" es una mezcla de sentimientos, **al menos a mí así me parece**, siente uno también \"compasión\" por el que metió la pata, aunque no necesariamente.
Por cierto, en México lo he escuchado más como \"pena ajena\" que como \"vergüenza ajena\". Será porque rima.
Oso ¶:^)
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pena
7. f. Á. Caribe, Am. Cen. y Méx. vergüenza.
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Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2005-04-04 23:43:43 (GMT)
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Source: Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe
Y ofrezco también \"pity\" porque con frecuencia lo de la \"vergüenza ajena\" es una mezcla de sentimientos, **al menos a mí así me parece**, siente uno también \"compasión\" por el que metió la pata, aunque no necesariamente.
Por cierto, en México lo he escuchado más como \"pena ajena\" que como \"vergüenza ajena\". Será porque rima.
Oso ¶:^)
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pena
7. f. Á. Caribe, Am. Cen. y Méx. vergüenza.
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Spanish term (edited):
verg�enza ajena
to feel so embarrassed for someone
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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Spanish term (edited):
verg�enza ajena
to feel embarrassed on else's account / I felt embarrassed on
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