Shame - Honte (The 1943rd Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Shame is Honte. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 1943rd most commonly used word in French. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: shame

French: honte

Noun B1

Examples


He brought shame upon his family.	Il a fait honte à sa famille.
Don't be ashamed of being poor.	N'aie pas honte d'être pauvre.
I am ashamed of myself.	J'ai honte de moi-même.
I'm ashamed to go out dressed like this.	J'ai honte de sortir habillé comme ça.
I'm ashamed of you.	J'ai honte de toi.
I am ashamed of having done so.	J'ai honte de l'avoir fait.
He is ashamed to ask questions.	Il a honte de poser des questions.
I was ashamed to go out in old clothes.	J'avais honte de sortir avec de vieilles fringues.

You ought to be ashamed.	Tu devrais avoir honte
You should be ashamed of your conduct.	Tu devrais avoir honte de ton comportement.
I am ashamed of your conduct.	J'ai honte de ta conduite.
I was ashamed of my behavior.	J'ai eu honte de mon comportement.
I'm ashamed of Japanese politics.	J'ai honte des politiques japonnais.
Don't be ashamed of yourself.	N'aie pas honte de toi
Death is preferable to shame.	La mort est préférable à la honte.
Shame on you.	Honte à toi
He is ashamed of his behavior.	Il a honte de son attitude.
He is ashamed of his failure.	Il a honte de son échec.
She blushed with shame.	Elle rougit de honte.
I'm ashamed of myself.	J'ai honte de moi-même.
He bowed his head ashamedly.	Il baissa la tête de honte.