schamlos
shameless
Acting without a sense of shame or decency; brazen and insolent.
EXAMPLE
Er hat die Situation schamlos ausgenutzt, um sich einen Vorteil zu verschaffen.
He shamelessly exploited the situation to gain an advantage for himself.
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Word structure
The adjective 'schamlos' (shameless) has a simple structure: it consists of the noun 'die Scham' (shame) and the ending '-los' (-less), which means 'without.' So 'schamlos' literally means 'without shame.'
EXAMPLE
Sein Verhalten nach dem Fehler war absolut schamlos.
His behavior after the mistake was absolutely shameless.
Typical collocations
'Schamlos' (shameless) is very often used in combination with the verb 'ausnutzen' (to exploit). The phrase 'etwas oder jemanden schamlos ausnutzen' (to shamelessly exploit something or someone) means to use a situation or person for one's own benefit without moral hesitation.
EXAMPLE
Sie hat seine Gutmütigkeit schamlos ausgenutzt.
She shamelessly exploited his good nature.
Adverbial use
'Schamlos' (shamelessly) is often used as an adverb to describe a verb. It then remains unchanged in the sentence and expresses that an action is carried out in an insolent way.
EXAMPLE
Er hat mich vor allen Leuten schamlos angelogen.
He shamelessly lied to me in front of everyone.
Compare with
schamlos vs dreist
brazen
Dreist and schamlos can both describe presumptuous behavior. Dreist emphasizes the cheeky boldness of acting disrespectfully. Schamlos, by contrast, emphasizes that someone shows no shame or decency in doing so.
schamlos
Er drängte sich schamlos vor und zeigte keinerlei Rücksicht auf die Wartenden.
He shamelessly pushed to the front and showed no consideration whatsoever for the people waiting.
dreist
Er drängte sich dreist vor und verlangte sofort eine Bedienung.
He brazenly pushed to the front and demanded to be served immediately.
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