German-English translation for "Peinlichkeit"

"Peinlichkeit" English translation

Peinlichkeit
Femininum | feminine f <Peinlichkeit; Peinlichkeiten>

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awkwardness, embarrassment, painfulness scrupulousness, scrupulous care, punctiliousness awkward remark meticulousness, meticulosity, painstakingness
  • awkwardness
    Peinlichkeit Unangenehmes <nurSingular | singular sg>
    embarrassment
    Peinlichkeit Unangenehmes <nurSingular | singular sg>
    painfulness
    Peinlichkeit Unangenehmes <nurSingular | singular sg>
    Peinlichkeit Unangenehmes <nurSingular | singular sg>
  • scrupulousness
    Peinlichkeit Sorgfalt <nurSingular | singular sg>
    scrupulous care
    Peinlichkeit Sorgfalt <nurSingular | singular sg>
    punctiliousness
    Peinlichkeit Sorgfalt <nurSingular | singular sg>
    meticulousness
    Peinlichkeit Sorgfalt <nurSingular | singular sg>
    auch | alsoa. meticulosity, painstakingness
    Peinlichkeit Sorgfalt <nurSingular | singular sg>
    Peinlichkeit Sorgfalt <nurSingular | singular sg>
He ought to understand the hardship of my life here in Moscow.
Er sollte für die ganze Peinlichkeit dieses meines Lebens hier in Moskau Verständnis haben.
Source: Books
Europe's leading economies, like Germany, are a fiscal embarrassment.
Europas führende Volkswirtschaften wie Deutschland sind eine fiskalische Peinlichkeit.
Source: News-Commentary
Her appointment is an embarrassment for Britain.
Ihre Ernennung ist eine Peinlichkeit für Großbritannien.
Source: Europarl
And he will do what he says, quietly and accurately.
Und dann wird er mit Ruhe und Peinlichkeit ausführen, was er angekündigt hat.
Source: Books
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