What is the Portuguese word for "shame"?

Learn how to say "shame" in Portuguese with examples and practice

English

shame

Portuguese

pena

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Examples of how to use "shame" in Portuguese

English
What a shame that you cannot come.
Portuguese
Que pena que você não pode vir.
English
It is a shame we missed the bus.
Portuguese
É uma pena que perdemos o ônibus.
English
She felt shame after breaking the vase.
Portuguese
Ela se sentiu envergonhada após quebrar o vaso.
English
What a shame he cannot join us.
Portuguese
Que pena que ele não pode se juntar a nós.
English
They hid their shame with a smile.
Portuguese
Eles esconderam sua vergonha com um sorriso.
English
Try not to let shame control you.
Portuguese
Tente não deixar a vergonha te controlar.

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