expose oneself
Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic,euphemistic)To display one'sgenitaliain a public place or in otherinappropriatecircumstances.The police arrested the man who hadexposed himselfin public.1985May 5, “Offender's One-way Ticket Stirs 2-city Feud”, inNew York Times, retrieved27 April 2014:On Thursday the police in Miami Beach arrested the man, Weston J. Hill, 44 years old, charging him with indecent exposure. . . . He had been charged withexposing himselfto children.1998September 18, “Bill & Monica: The Intern Serves the Pizza”, inTime, retrieved27 April 2014:While the President was on the telephone, according to Ms. Lewinsky, "he unzipped his pants andexposed himself," and she performed oral sex.2013September 20, Holly Baxter, “Is masturbating in public a laughing matter?”, inThe Guardian, UK:Elsewhere in Sweden recently, two underage girls pressed charges when a teenage boyexposed himselfto them at a lake. The court decided, despite the victims' testimonies, that the offence was "not of a sexual nature" and dismissed it.; (idiomatic)To put oneself in avulnerableposition.The soldiersexposed themselvesby moving into unfamiliar territory.
Examples:EN: It is officially prohibited to expose oneself to unnecessary danger.
ES: - Se supone que no podemos correr peligro.
EN: To expose oneself to an inferior.
ES: Exponerse uno mismo a un inferior.
EN: To discard it, and expose oneself, is not in our culture!
ES: ¡Pero tanto exhibirse, exponerse, eso no forma parte de nuestra cultura!
EN: It's forbidden to expose oneself, to sit in front of one's house, to do any old thing, to spend some time in the street.
ES: Está prohibido exponerse uno mismo sentarse frente a su casa a hacer lo que sea para pasar tiempo en la calle.
EN: to expose oneself to the public
HI: जनता में खुद को दिखा कर चालू
EN: Now it does not seem that one ought to expose oneself to
HI: कोई तो ख्बाव खुद को दिखाया होगा
EN: It is not easy to expose oneself through individuality.
HI: आसान नहीं होता किसी व्यक्तित्व को स्वयं में ढाल लेना
EN: "To risk is to expose oneself to the chances of losing"
HI: 'जान से मारने की धमकी भी मिली'
EN: To expose oneself to the world,
TE: జగన్ను టార్గెట్ చేయటం కోసం, తమను
EN: Since this nutrient is abundant in raw nuts and seeds, there is no need to expose oneself to a potential risk.
TE: ఈ పోషక పదార్ధం ముడి గింజలు మరియు విత్తనాలు సమృద్ధిగా ఉన్నందున, వాటికి సంభావ్య ప్రమాదానికి బయటపడవలసిన అవసరం లేదు.
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