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To make someone blush

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Oct 16, 11, 11:26 #1

Hi! How would a native Polish speaker translate the expression to make someone blush; to make someone go red, with the sense of embarrassing someone? Is the expression something like sprawić kogoś, źe się rumienić? Please correct the following sentence:
Yesterday my boyfriend's audacious comment made me blush = Wczoraj śmiała uwaga mojego chłopaka sprawiła, że się zarumieniłam
Thank you in advance for your help (Dzięki z góry za pomoc)

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Oct 16, 11, 18:04 #2

That's basically OK. I would most probably use "...że się zaczerwieniłam", but there's no any significant difference. The verb "rumienić się" is also used in culinary contexts, while "czerwienić się" is not.
I don't like "śmiała" for "uwaga" in this sentence of yours. I don't know why as the adjective is formally OK in this context, but I wouldn't say it this way. Probably I would use "odważna odwaga" instead.

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Oct 16, 11, 18:53 #3

czarnykot:

Yesterday my boyfriend's audacious comment made me blush = Wczoraj śmiała uwaga mojego chłopaka sprawiła, że się zarumieniłam

audacious can be also translated as bezczelny, zuchwały
These are synonyms: : spiec raka, spłonąć rumieńcem, zaczerwienić się, zarumienić się (po uszy)

W odpowiedzi na jego zuchwały komentarz Zosia spiekła raka. But watch this: Zosia spiekła się na raka na plaży.

czarnykotThreads: 21 Posts: 30 Joined: May 10, 08 ♂	Oct 17, 11, 18:26 #4
boletus: Zosia spiekła się na raka na plaży. Yes! Must be very careful! :-) - but thanks again ...

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