Translation of "peinlich" into English
awkward, embarrassing, painful are the top translations of "peinlich" into English.
hochnotpeinlich (Verstärkung) (umgangssprachlich)
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awkward
adjectivelacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction [..]
Eine peinliche Stille trat ein, als er erschien.
There was an awkward silence when he appeared.
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embarrassing
adjectivecausing embarrassment
Sie ließ durchblicken, dass sie das peinliche kleine Geheimnis ihres Bruders durchschaut hatte.
She let slip that she had found out about her brother's embarrassing little secret.
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painful
adjectivebe or feel sorry
Herlof's Marte wurde einem peinlichen Verhör unterzogen und legte ein freiwilliges Geständnis ab in Gegenwart der versammelten Geistlichen.
Herlof's Marte was subjected to painful interrogation after which she made a full voluntary confession in the presence of the assembled clergy.
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Less frequent translations
- distressing
- scrupulous
- unpleasant
- disconcerting
- meticulous
- meticulously
- embarrassingly
- painstaking
- sore
- particular
- scrupulously
- diligent
- gory
- punctilious
- religious
- rigorous
- thoroughly
- troublesome
- uncomfortable
- unpleasantly
- pathetic
- disconcertingly
- nasty
- distressingly
- particularly
- agonizing
- anal-retentive
- being ashamed
- embarrassed
- feeling awkward
- mortifying
- torturesome
- bothersome
- glorious
- splendid
- brilliant
- bright
- being sorry
- disturbing
- feeling sorry
- glittering
- promising
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Phrases similar to "peinlich" with translations into English
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scrupulous cleanliness
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to mortify
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mortifying
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clean to a fault · fastidiously clean · meticulously clean · neat and clean · scrupulously clean
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ashamed · being ashamed · being bashful · embarrassed · feeling awkward · shy · to be embarrassed
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dazzling · dazzlingly beautiful · glaring
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embarrassed · indignant
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awkward situation · distress · embarrassing position · embarrassing situation