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French translation: voir explication

11:31 Mar 26, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: You embarrass yourself
- You embarrass me,
you embarrass yourself!

Ce sont deux personnes qui se disputent, l'une n'étant pas venue à un rendez-vous impliquant d'autres personnes
CBY
France
Local time: 04:25
French translation:voir explication
Explanation:
Tu me mets dans l'embarras et tu t'y mets toi-même !
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Alexandre Hanin
Italy
Local time: 04:25
Grading comment
Merci !
La phrase me plaît
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2voir explication
Alexandre Hanin
4se faire honte
Monique McColgan
4tu me mets mal à l'aise devant les autres et (en plus) tu as l'air d'un con / tu es ridicule
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3tu t'es mis en évidence
Maria Begona
3tu te mets dans l'embarras toi-même
Arnold T.


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
you embarrass yourself
voir explication


Explanation:
Tu me mets dans l'embarras et tu t'y mets toi-même !

Alexandre Hanin
Italy
Local time: 04:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 17
Grading comment
Merci !
La phrase me plaît

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arnold T.: Je n'avais pas vu votre suggestion.
9 mins

agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: Même si le demandeur a fait son choix ...
38 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
you embarrass yourself
tu t'es mis en évidence


Explanation:
ou tu m'as mise mal à l'aise

Maria Begona
Local time: 04:25
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
you embarrass yourself
tu te mets dans l'embarras toi-même


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 22:25
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 101
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
you embarrass yourself
se faire honte


Explanation:
to put oneself in an embarrassing situation

Monique McColgan
Local time: 22:25
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
you embarrass yourself
tu me mets mal à l'aise devant les autres et (en plus) tu as l'air d'un con / tu es ridicule


Explanation:
to embarrass sone / oneself ( (se) mettre dans une situation délicate, faire honte, mettre mal à l'aise, (se) ridiculiser) ne veut pas dire "mettre qn. dans l'embarras" (mettre qn. dans une situation difficile à résoudre).



Cf. par exemple "Prague met l'Europe dans l'embarras"


    Reference: http://www.estrepublicain.fr/une/monde/art_1040659.php
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Canada
Local time: 22:25
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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