"embarrassing" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

embarrassing adjetivo

embarrassing + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 53
embarrassing moment • embarrassing question • embarrassing situation • embarrassing loss • embarrassing defeat • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 11
(1) moment, allegation
Kolokacji: 2
1. embarrassing moment = krępujący moment embarrassing moment
2. embarrassing allegation = wprawiając w zakłopotanie zarzut embarrassing allegation
  • A sweeping injunction has barred newspapers and television news programs from publishing the embarrassing allegations about the inner workings of Britain's security services, brought up by a disgruntled former officer.
  • In recent years, the bureau has faced a series of embarrassing allegations of internal racism.
  • However, disagreements with Al Davis, and a series of embarrassing allegations regarding a violent past and present, sealed his fate there.
  • In fact, that's probably why they massacred the survivors in the first place-to keep them from making any embarrassing allegations about violation of League neutrality.
  • The latter is perhaps the most embarrassing allegation.
  • It was also widely anticipated that a book named It's Grossly Improper would soon be released, containing embarrassing allegations about Dunstan's private life.
  • Bernier dismissed the embarrassing allegations against him in her book as ridiculous.
  • As each pleading contained more embarrassing and salacious allegations against the President, the case drew greater press attention.
  • Mr. Obama was facing Alan Keyes, 54, who joined the race late, after another Republican, Jack Ryan, dropped out when embarrassing allegations were raised in his divorce papers.
  • Why were embarrassing sexual allegations included, and emphasized, in a case that claimed to be about national security?
(2) question, problem
Kolokacji: 2
(6) detail, fact, truth
Kolokacji: 3
(11) scandal, accident, mishap
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + embarrassing
Kolokacji: 5
prove embarrassing • find embarrassing • consider embarrassing • avoid embarrassing • become embarrassing
adverbio + embarrassing
Kolokacji: 21
most embarrassing • potentially embarrassing • particularly embarrassing • politically embarrassing • highly embarrassing • ...
embarrassing + preposición
Kolokacji: 3
embarrassing for • embarrassing to • embarrassing in

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