A2Vocabulary

blamieren

In German

blamieren

blah-MEE-ren
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Don't Get Confused!

Looks like
Blame
In English means: "To assign responsibility for a fault or wrong"
Actually means
blamieren
To embarrass oneself, to make a fool of oneself
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Memory Tip
If you 'blamieren' in Germany, you 'embarrass' yourself, you don't 'blame' others. The shame is on you!

Example Sentences

1

Ich möchte mich nicht blamieren.

I don't want to embarrass myself.

2

Er hat sich vor allen Leuten blamiert.

He made a fool of himself in front of everyone.

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