shame on you

English

English phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• shame upon you (dated)

Pronunciation

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Interjection

shame on you

1. An expression of disapproval.

   Synonym: for shame

Usage notes

• Depending on the context, the English phrase may have a rather mild or jocular tone. Some of the translations below may not be adequate in such contexts.

Translations

expression of disapproval

• Arabic: عَيْب عَلَيْكَ (ʕayb ʕalayka), عَارٌ عَلَيْكَ (ʕārun ʕalayka)
• Azerbaijani: ayıb olsun sizə (formal), ayıb olsun sənə (informal), ar olsun, kül başına
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 你真可恥 / 你真可耻 (nǐ zhēn kěchǐ)

• Czech: styď se, že se nestydíš, že ti není hanba
• Dutch: schaam je dood, ga je dood schamen
• Finnish: häpeäisit (singular), hävetkää (plural)
• French: honte à toi, honte à vous
• German: schäm dich, schämen Sie sich
• Greek: ντροπή σου (ntropí sou), ντροπή σας (ntropí sas)
• Hebrew: התבייש לך (hitbayésh lekhá)
• Hindi: शर्म (hi) (śarm)
• Hungarian: szégyelld magad (informal), szégyellje magát (formal)
• Jamaican Creole: yuh nuh shame
• Japanese: 恥を知れ (はじをしれ, haji o shire)
• Kapampangan: makarine ka
• Latin: Sit pudor!, Te pudeat!
• Marathi: लाज वाटली पाहिजे तुला (lāj vāṭlī pāhije tulā), लाज वाटली पाहिजे तुम्हाला (lāj vāṭlī pāhije tumhālā)
• Norwegian: skam deg, fy skam

  Bokmål: skam dere (plural)

  Nynorsk: skam dykk (plural)

• Polish: jak ci nie wstyd
• Russian: как вам не стыдно! (kak vam ne stydno!)
• Swedish: fy skäms, skäms på dig
• Tagalog: nakakahiya ka
• Turkish: yazık sana, yazık size, yazıklar olsun (tr), yazıklar olsun sana, yazıklar olsun size