No. 9,705 in Swedish
generande
Embarrassing.
In a sentence
Hans beteende på mötet var generande för alla.
His behavior at the meeting was embarrassing for everyone.
The word 'generande' is used here as an adjective to describe something causing embarrassment or discomfort to people involved.
Det var en generande situation när jag tappade mina papper på golvet.
It was an embarrassing situation when I dropped my papers on the floor.
In this context, 'generande' expresses a feeling of awkwardness or self-consciousness caused by the situation.
Kommentaren han gav var ganska generande för de andra deltagarna.
The comment he made was quite embarrassing for the other participants.
Here, 'generande' is used to describe an action that makes others feel discomfort or awkwardness.
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