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to embarrass oneself
To make oneself look ridiculous in front of others through clumsy, embarrassing, or foolish behavior and damage one's reputation.
Er hat sich bei der Präsentation furchtbar blamiert, weil er den Text vergessen hat.
He terribly embarrassed himself during the presentation because he forgot the text.
This verb has two important patterns: 'sich blamieren' means that you embarrass yourself through your own behavior. 'Jemanden blamieren' means that you put another person in an embarrassing situation.
Ich habe mich mit meiner dummen Frage total blamiert.
I totally embarrassed myself with my stupid question.
'Blamieren' (to embarrass) does not mean 'to blame' (to hold someone responsible). It is about public shame or embarrassment. 'To blame someone' in German is 'jemandem die Schuld geben' or 'jemanden beschuldigen'.
Sie hat sich für ihr schlechtes Benehmen geschämt und fühlte sich blamiert.
She felt ashamed of her bad behavior and felt embarrassed.
To express in front of whom you embarrass yourself, the preposition 'vor' is used with the dative. This indicates who the 'spectators' of the embarrassing situation are.
Der Redner blamierte sich vor dem gesamten Publikum.
The speaker embarrassed himself in front of the entire audience.
to demonstrate / show / humiliate
'jemanden vorführen' and 'jemanden blamieren' can both mean that a person ends up in an embarrassing situation in front of others. 'vorführen' puts more emphasis on someone being deliberately shown up or exposed, often through questions, comments, or a situation in front of an audience. 'blamieren' describes the result: someone comes across as embarrassing or ridiculous. You can also embarrass yourself ('sich blamieren') if you do something awkward. So 'vorführen' is usually more active and intentional, while 'blamieren' can happen intentionally or unintentionally.
Bei der Präsentation blamierte sich Paul, weil er die Zahlen nicht kannte.
During the presentation, Paul embarrassed himself because he did not know the figures.
Der Chef führte den Mitarbeiter vor dem ganzen Team vor.
The boss showed up the employee in front of the whole team.