Reue zeigen

to show remorse

Türkçe: pişmanlık göstermek

Noun

Reue f.

Verb

zeigen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der verurteilte Dieb zeigte vor Gericht aufrichtige Reue für seine Tat.

How it is used

Neutral register. Means 'to show remorse' for a wrongdoing. Use in a personal apology or court setting. Nuance: implies visible regret; not just feeling sorry internally.

Other collocations built on zeigen

• Angst zeigento show fear
• Ehre zeigento demonstrate respect through gestures or ceremonies
• Flagge zeigento show one's colors
• Haut zeigento show skin
• jdm. die rote Karte zeigento show someone the red card
• Interesse zeigento show interest
• Missfallen zeigento show displeasure
• Mitleid zeigento show compassion