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1 humble
['hʌmbl] 1. adj( modest) skromny; ( deferential) pokorny; background, birth niski2. vt* * *1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) skromny, pokorny2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) niskiego stanu2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) upokorzyć- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility -
2 grovel
['grɔvl]vi* * *['ɡrovl]past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.) płaszczyć się -
3 background
['bækgraund]tło nt; ( of person) ( origins) pochodzenie nt; ( educational) wykształcenie ntagainst a background of — na tle +gen
* * *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.) tło2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) tło3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) pochodzenie -
4 chasten
[' eisn](to humble by punishment, suffering etc.) upokarzać -
5 drudge
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6 drudgery
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7 fawn
[fɔːn] 1. njelonek m2. adj(also: fawn-coloured) płowy3. vito fawn (up)on — nadskakiwać +dat
* * *I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.) jelonek2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) płowyII [fo:n] verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) łasić się2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) płaszczyć się -
8 humility
[hjuː'mɪlɪtɪ]n* * *[hju'miləti](modesty; humbleness: Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.) pokoraSee also:- humble -
9 lowly
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10 mean
[miːn] 1. adj( with money) skąpy; ( unkind) person, trick podły; (US, inf) ( vicious) person, animal złośliwy; ( shabby) nędzny; ( average) średni2. vt; pt, pp meant3. n, pl meansI thought you meant her — sądziłem, że miałeś na myśli ją; ( intend)
( average) średnia f- means* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skąpy2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) podły, małostkowy3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) złośliwy4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) ubogi, nędzny•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) średni2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) przeciętny2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) średnia, środekIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) znaczyć2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) zamierzać•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) znaczący- meaningless
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11 meek
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12 obsequious
[əb'siːkwɪəs]adj* * *[əb'si:kwiəs](too humble or too ready to agree with someone: He bowed in an obsequious manner.) uniżony- obsequiousness -
13 stooge
[stu:‹]1) (a comedian's assistant who is made the object of all his jokes.) komik grający rolę ofiary2) (a person who is used by another to do humble or unpleasant jobs.) popychadło -
14 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) utrzeć (komuś) nosaEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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15 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) utrzeć (komuś) nosaEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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16 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) utrzeć (komuś) nosaEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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17 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) utrzeć (komuś) nosaEnglish-Polish dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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