embarrassing

gênant, embarrassant

Qui provoque de la gêne ou de la honte, surtout quand les autres remarquent quelque chose sur vous.

En anglais simple : Making you feel uncomfortable or ashamed, especially when other people notice something about you.

• That was an embarrassing mistake.
• He asked me an embarrassing question in front of everyone.
• It was embarrassing to forget her name.

Comment l'utiliser : embarrassing for someone (The mistake was embarrassing for the manager.); embarrassing to do something (It is embarrassing to arrive at the wrong house.)

Synonymes : awkward

Expressions courantes : embarrassing moment, embarrassing mistake, embarrassing for someone