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1 humble
humble ['hʌmbəl]∎ please accept my humble apologies veuillez accepter mes humbles excuses;∎ in my humble opinion à mon humble avis;∎ figurative to eat humble pie faire de plates excuses, faire amende honorable;∎ to force sb to eat humble pie forcer qn à se rétracter;∎ your humble servant (in letter) veuillez agréer, Monsieur, l'assurance de mes sentiments les plus respectueux∎ she has humble origins elle a des origines modestes;∎ to come from a humble background venir d'un milieu modeste;∎ humorous welcome to my humble abode bienvenue dans mon humble ou ma modeste demeure;∎ literary the humble violet l'humble violette fhumilier, mortifier;∎ to humble oneself before sb s'humilier devant qn;∎ a severe defeat may humble his pride un échec sérieux servira peut-être à le rendre moins orgueilleux;∎ it was a humbling experience c'était une expérience humiliante -
2 humble
humble [ˈhʌmbl]1. adjectivea. ( = lowly) humbleb. ( = unassuming) modeste( = humiliate) rabaisser• to humble o.s. se rabaisser* * *['hʌmbl] 1.1) ( lowly) [origin, position] modeste2) ( unpretentious) aussi hum [dwelling, gift] modeste3) ( deferential) humbleplease accept my humble apologies — sout je vous prie d'accepter mes humbles excuses fml
4) ( showing humility) humble2.transitive verb humilier•• -
3 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) humble2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) modeste2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) humilier- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility -
4 origin
origin ['ɒrɪdʒɪn]∎ the origin of the Nile la source du Nil;∎ what's the origin of that word? quelle est l'origine de ce mot?;∎ country of origin pays m d'origine;∎ of unknown origin d'origine inconnue;∎ this wine is of Australian origin ce vin est d'origine australienne;∎ the present troubles have their origin in the proposed land reform le projet de réforme agraire est à l'origine des troubles actuels;∎ the song is Celtic in origin la chanson est d'origine celte(b) (ancestry) origine f;∎ he is of Canadian origin il est d'origine canadienne;∎ to be of humble origins avoir des origines modestes;∎ they can trace their origins back to the time of the Norman conquest ils ont réussi à remonter dans leur arbre généalogique jusqu'à l'époque de la conquête normande►► Marketing origin of goods label marque f d'origine -
5 quip
1 noun∎ to make a quip faire un bon mot ou de l'esprit;∎ he made a nasty quip about her humble origins il a fait une remarque désobligeante sur ses origines modestes(say sarcastically) dire de façon sarcastique; (say wittily) dire avec esprit;∎ "only if I'm asked", he quipped "seulement si on me le demande", lança-t-il d'un air malicieux -
6 secret
secret ['si:krɪt]1 noun(a) (information kept hidden) secret m;∎ it's a secret between you and me c'est un secret entre nous;∎ I have no secrets from her je ne lui cache rien;∎ can you keep a secret? pouvez-vous garder un secret?;∎ it can be our little secret ça sera notre petit secret à nous;∎ shall we let them into the secret? est-ce qu'on va les mettre dans le secret ou dans la confidence?;∎ I'll tell you or I'll let you into a secret je vais vous dire ou révéler un secret;∎ not many people were in on the secret il n'y avait pas beaucoup de gens qui étaient dans la confidence ou au courant;∎ I make no secret of or about my humble origins je ne cache pas mes origines modestes(b) (explanation) secret m;∎ the secret of his success le secret de sa réussite;∎ the secret is to warm the dish first le secret consiste à chauffer le plat d'abord;∎ the secret of making pastry le secret pour réussir une pâte∎ the secrets of nature les secrets mpl ou les mystères mpl de la nature;∎ these locks have or hold no secret for me ces serrures n'ont pas de secret pour moi(a) (meeting, plan) secret(ète);∎ the news was kept secret la nouvelle a été gardée ou tenue secrète, on n'a pas révélé la nouvelle;∎ to keep sth secret tenir qch secret(b) (personal) secret(ète);∎ it's my secret belief that he doesn't really love her je crois secrètement ou en mon for intérieur qu'il ne l'aime pas vraiment∎ a secret hiding place une cachette secrète;∎ literary the secret places of the heart les plis et les replis du cœur(d) (identity) inconnu;∎ the flowers were from a secret admirer of hers les fleurs venaient d'un admirateur inconnu(e) (secluded → beach, garden) retiré, secret-(ète)en secret, secrètement►► secret agent agent m secret;secret ballot vote m à bulletin secret;secret funds caisse f noire, fonds mpl secrets;secret police police f secrète;secret service (government organization) services mpl secrets;the Secret Service = service de protection des hauts fonctionnaires américains et de leurs familles;Literature the Secret Seven le Clan des Sept -
7 beginning
beginning [bɪˈgɪnɪŋ]1. noundébut m• to start again at or from the beginning recommencer depuis le début2. plural noun* * *[bɪ'gɪnɪŋ] 1.noun début m, commencement min ou at the beginning — au départ, au début
2.at the beginning of September — au début du mois de septembre, début septembre
beginnings plural noun ( origins) (of person, business) débuts mpl; (of theory, movement) origines fpl -
8 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) fond2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) arrière-plan3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) origines -
9 beginning
A n ( start) début m, commencement m ; in ou at the beginning au départ, au début ; since the beginning of March depuis le début du mois de mars ; at the beginning of September début septembre ; at the beginning of the month au début du mois ; from beginning to end du début jusqu'à la fin ; to go back to the beginning reprendre au début ; since the beginning of time depuis la nuit des temps ; in the Beginning was the Word au commencement était le Verbe.1 ( origins) (of person, business) débuts mpl ; (of theory, movement) origines fpl ; his humble beginnings ses modestes débuts ; the theory has its beginnings in the 19th century l'origine de la théorie remonte au XIXe siècle ; to grow from small beginnings [company] s'agrandir après des débuts modestes ; -
10 ignoble
1 [thought, feeling, conduct, act] infâme ; [nature, character] vil ;2 littér [origins] humble.
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