shamefaced

== Anglais == === Étymologie === Altération de shamefast, du moyen anglais schamefast, du vieil anglais sceamfæst (« timide, modeste »). === Adjectif === shamefaced \ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst\ Modeste ; qui montre de la modestie ou de l'embarras. Honteux, penaud. He lowered the extinguisher with a shamefaced grin and gestured comically to the spectators. The light was off. The switch was off. The fire, if it had been a fire, was gone. — (Tom Clancy, Patriot games, 1987.) La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. (Ajouter) ==== Synonymes ====