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To express being ashamed in French, we can use the expression avoir honte de.
How to use 'avoir honte de' in French
Look at these examples:
Il a honte de ses mauvaises habitudes.He's ashamed of his bad habits.
Vous n'avez pas honte ?Aren't you ashamed ?
Vous avez honte de continuer à fumer.You're ashamed to keep on smoking.
Note that the French expression uses avoir (literally "to have shame of"), whereas in English we say to be ashamed.
- Avoir honte de [quelque chose/quelqu'un] = To be ashamed of [something/someone]
J'ai honte de Lucas.I'm ashamed of Lucas.
Elle a honte d'Olivier.She's ashamed of Olivier.
Ils ont honte de leurs notes.They're ashamed of their grades.
J'ai honte de ma belle-sœur.I am ashamed of my sister-in-law.
Thomas a honte des opinions de certains hommes.Thomas is ashamed of some men's opinions.
Nous avons honte du projet final.We are ashamed of the final project.
Note that de + le, la, l', les (= of the) follows the contraction rule of de: du, de la, de l', des.
- Avoir honte de [faire quelque chose] = To be ashamed of [doing something]
Tu as honte de mentir tout le temps.You are ashamed of lying all the time.
Nous avons honte d'être si égoïstes parfois.We are ashamed of being so selfish sometimes.
Il a honte de ne pas plus aider les gens.He's ashamed of not helping people more.
Note that avoir honte de is followed by the infinitive of the verb, unlike -ing in English.
- Avoir honte de [moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles] = To be ashamed of [me, you, him, her, us, you, them]
Est-ce que tu as honte de moi ?Are you ashamed of me?
Martine a honte d'eux.Martine is ashamed of them.
Vous avez honte de nous.You are ashamed of us.
Note that in this case, avoir honte de is followed by a stress pronoun.
See also Moi/toi/lui/elle/soi/nous/vous/eux/elles - advanced usages (French Stress Pronouns)
See also Moi/toi/lui/elle/soi/nous/vous/eux/elles - advanced usages (French Stress Pronouns)
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