- humble
- 1. adjective
1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) ydmyk, underdanig, beskjeden2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) beskjeden, enkel, tarvelig2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) ydmyke (seg)- humbly- humbleness See also:- humilitybeskjedenIverb \/ˈhʌmbl\/1) ydmyke, fornedre• humble one's enemiesydmyke sine fiender2) senke i aktelse eller statushumble oneself ydmyke seghumble oneself before God fornedre seg for Gud, krype til korsetIIadj. \/ˈhʌmbl\/1) ydmyk, ærbødig• a humble attitudeen ydmyk\/ærbødig holdning• he is very humble towards his superiorshan er veldig ydmyk overfor sine overordnede2) underdanig, ydmyk, beskjeden, smålåten3) enkel, beskjeden, lav, liten, fattigslig, ringe (i uttrykk og litterært)• they entered her humble housede gikk inn i det enkle huset hennes• she has a humble incomehun har en lav inntekt, hun har en beskjeden inntekt• he was pleased with his humble posthan var fornøyd med sin lave stilling4) tarveligdo one's humble best gjøre sitt beste etter fattig evneeat humble pie (måtte) krype til korsetin my humble opinion etter min ringe meninglive in humble conditions leve i enkle omgivelser, leve i trange kårmy humble home min ringe bolig, min enkle boligof humble origin fra enkle kår• he was a man of humble originhan var en mann som kom fra enkle kåryour humble servant Din ydmyke tjener, ærbødigst (i skrift)
English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.