to feel humble
to feel small
TRANSLATION
humble = ärmlich, bescheiden, demütig, gering, niedrig to humble = demütigen, erniedrigen to humble so. = jmdn. bescheiden werden lassen to eat humble pie = klein beigeben, zu Kreuze kriechen the humble-born = Leute von niedriger Geburt from humble homes = aus einfachen Verhältnissen in my humble opinion = meiner unbedeutenden Meinung nach (note abbreviation sometimes seen in e.mails: imho)
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IN THE PRESS
In the summer of 1941, Sergeant James Allen Ward was awarded a Victoria Cross for climbing onto the wing of his Wellington bomber and - while flying 13,000 feet above the Zuider Zee - extinguishing a fire in the starboard engine, secured only by a rope tied around his waist.
Some time later, Winston Churchill summoned the shy New Zealander to 10 Downing Street to congratulate him.
When Ward, tongue-tied in the prime minister's presence, found himself unable to answer his questions, Churchill kindly remarked: "You must feel very humble in my presence," he began. "Yes, sir," Ward replied. "Then you can imagine," Churchill continued, "how humble I feel in yours."
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spenser (1874-1965) British politician and writer, First Lord of the Admiralty (1911-15, 1939-), prime minister (from 1940), Nobel Prize recipient (Literature, 1953) noted for his remarkable eloquence and leadership ability; for his memoirs and letters; and for such works as The Second World War, The Great Republic : A History of America and My Early Life.
Some time later, Winston Churchill summoned the shy New Zealander to 10 Downing Street to congratulate him.
When Ward, tongue-tied in the prime minister's presence, found himself unable to answer his questions, Churchill kindly remarked: "You must feel very humble in my presence," he began. "Yes, sir," Ward replied. "Then you can imagine," Churchill continued, "how humble I feel in yours."
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spenser (1874-1965) British politician and writer, First Lord of the Admiralty (1911-15, 1939-), prime minister (from 1940), Nobel Prize recipient (Literature, 1953) noted for his remarkable eloquence and leadership ability; for his memoirs and letters; and for such works as The Second World War, The Great Republic : A History of America and My Early Life.
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hum-ble
adjective
1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.
2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.
3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
bashful, blushing, courteous, deferential, demure, diffident, docile, fearful, gentle, hesitant, lowly, manageable, meek, mild, modest, obliging, obsequious, polite, quiet, reserved, respectful, retiring, reverential, self-effacing, servile, sheepish, shy, soft-spoken, submissive, subservient, supplicatory, tentative, timid, timorous, unpretentious, withdrawn
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"In my humble opinion we should wait with the product launch until after the holidays"
adjective
1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.
2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.
3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
bashful, blushing, courteous, deferential, demure, diffident, docile, fearful, gentle, hesitant, lowly, manageable, meek, mild, modest, obliging, obsequious, polite, quiet, reserved, respectful, retiring, reverential, self-effacing, servile, sheepish, shy, soft-spoken, submissive, subservient, supplicatory, tentative, timid, timorous, unpretentious, withdrawn
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"In my humble opinion we should wait with the product launch until after the holidays"
