humble

1. adjective

1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) ydmyk, underdanig, beskjeden

2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) beskjeden, enkel, tarvelig

2. verb

(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) ydmyke (seg)

- humbly

- humbleness See also:

- humility

beskjeden

I

verb \/ˈhʌmbl\/

1) ydmyke, fornedre

• humble one's enemies

ydmyke sine fiender

2) senke i aktelse eller status

humble oneself ydmyke seg

humble oneself before God fornedre seg for Gud, krype til korset

II

adj. \/ˈhʌmbl\/

1) ydmyk, ærbødig

• a humble attitude

en ydmyk\/ærbødig holdning

• he is very humble towards his superiors

han er veldig ydmyk overfor sine overordnede

2) underdanig, ydmyk, beskjeden, smålåten

3) enkel, beskjeden, lav, liten, fattigslig, ringe (i uttrykk og litterært)

• they entered her humble house

de gikk inn i det enkle huset hennes

• she has a humble income

hun har en lav inntekt, hun har en beskjeden inntekt

• he was pleased with his humble post

han var fornøyd med sin lave stilling

4) tarvelig

do one's humble best gjøre sitt beste etter fattig evne

eat humble pie (måtte) krype til korset

in my humble opinion etter min ringe mening

live in humble conditions leve i enkle omgivelser, leve i trange kår

my humble home min ringe bolig, min enkle bolig

of humble origin fra enkle kår

• he was a man of humble origin

han var en mann som kom fra enkle kår

your humble servant Din ydmyke tjener, ærbødigst (i skrift)