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rușine
shame /ruˈʃi.ne/
noun#1291 most common
Also: disgrace, embarrassment
Example sentences
Mi-e rușine.
I am ashamed.
Nu-ți fie rușine.
Don't be ashamed.
A mințit fără nicio rușine.
He lied without any shame.
Rușinea familiei a crescut după acel scandal.
The family's shame grew after that scandal.
Copiii trebuie să învețe ce este rușinea, dar nu trebuie striviți de ea.
Children must learn what shame is, but they shouldn't be crushed by it.
Rușinile trecutului nu trebuie ascunse, ci asumate cu luciditate.
The shames of the past must not be hidden, but faced with clarity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rușine | rușini |
| Genitive | rușinii | rușinilor |
| Accusative | rușine | rușini |
| Vocative | rușine | rușini |
Word family
rușinato shame, to embarrass
rușinatashamed, embarrassed
rușinosshy, easily embarrassed
nerușinareshamelessness, impudence
nerușinatshameless, impudent
Etymology
Rușine entered Romanian from a Slavic source, most likely related to the verb rušiti, meaning to destroy or tear down. The link between ruin and shame makes sense: shame is what wrecks a person's standing or honor. Romanian later built its own family of words on this borrowed root, including the verb rușina and the adjective rușinos.
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