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1 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) humilde2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) humilde2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) humilhar- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility* * *hum.ble[h'∧mbəl] vt humilhar, rebaixar. • adj 1 humilde, modesto. 2 pobre. 3 submisso. my humble self minha humilde pessoa. to eat humble pie desculpar-se, humilhar-se. -
2 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) humilde2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) humilde2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) humilhar- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility -
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4 humble-bee
hum.ble-bee[h'∧mbəl bi:] n Zool zangão. -
5 to eat humble pie
to eat humble piedesculpar-se, humilhar-se.————————to eat humble pieser obrigado a admitir erro ou mentira. -
6 my humble self
my humble selfminha humilde pessoa. -
7 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.) fundo2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) pano de fundo3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) origens* * *back.ground[b'ækgraund] n 1 fundo, segundo plano. 2 motivo, acontecimento que explica fatos posteriores. 3 prática, experiência, conhecimento. 4 fundo ou acompanhamento musical. in the background na obscuridade. -
8 chasten
[' eisn](to humble by punishment, suffering etc.) humilhar* * *chas.ten[tʃ'eisən] vt 1 punir, castigar, disciplinar. 2 moderar, refinar, apurar, purificar. -
9 drudge
1. verb(to do dull, very hard or humble work.) labutar2. noun(a person who does such work.) burro de carga- drudgery* * *[dr∧dʒ] n escravo do trabalho, burro de carga, servo, pessoa que executa trabalho duro, humilde ou pouco interessante. • vt+vi labutar, escravizar-se, mourejar, lidar, trabalhar arduamente, atormentar-se, ocupar-se em ofícios inferiores e mal pagos. -
10 drudgery
noun (hard or humble work.) trabalho pesado* * *drudg.er.y[dr'∧dʒəri] n maçada, trabalho penoso, enfadonho, lida. -
11 eat
[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) comer- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) víveres- eat into- eat one's words* * *[i:t] vt+vi (ps ate, pp eaten) 1 comer, ingerir. 2 tomar uma refeição. 3 corroer, destruir. 4 gastar, consumir. to be eaten up by (with) sentir remorsos, ficar penalizado. to be eaten up with estar corroído de (algum sentimento). to eat crow reconhecer o erro, humilhar-se. to eat humble pie ser obrigado a admitir erro ou mentira. to eat away a) comer continuamente. b) destruir, corroer. to eat away at destruir pouco a pouco. to eat in a) comer em casa. b) corroer. to eat into corroer, consumir. to eat one’s gut of house and home explorar, arruinar alguém. to eat one’s head off não valer o que come. to eat one’s heart out consumir-se, sofrer em silêncio. to eat one’s words retirar o que disse, desmentir as próprias palavras, contradizer-se. to eat out comer fora de casa. to eat out of one’s hand comer na mão de alguém, subjugar-se a alguém. to eat up comer tudo. what’s eating you? o que o está preocupando? que é que o aflige? -
12 fawn
I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.) veado/veadinho? cria de veado?2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) castanho claroII [fo:n] verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) mostrar afeição/roçar-se em2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) bajular* * *fawn1[fɔ:n] n 1 corço, gamo novo. 2 cor do corço, castanho-amarelado. • adj castanho-amarelado. fawn colored / da cor de corço, fulvo.————————fawn2[fɔ:n] vi 1 fazer festas, sacudir a cauda (o cão). 2 fawn on acariciar, adular, bajular, cortejar ou proceder servilmente, puxar o saco. she knew how to fawn on him / ela sabia lisonjeá-lo. -
13 grovel
['ɡrovl]past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.) rastejar* * *grov.el[gr'ɔvəl] vi arrastar-se, rastejar, fig rebaixar-se. -
14 humility
[hju'miləti](modesty; humbleness: Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.) humildadeSee also:- humble* * *hu.mil.i.ty[hju:m'iliti] n humildade. -
15 lowly
adjective (of low rank; humble.) humilde* * *low.ly[l'ouli] adj 1 humilde, modesto, despretensioso. 2 baixo, vil, inferior. • adv 1 humildemente, modestamente. 2 vilmente. -
16 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avarento2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) indigno3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) mau4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) médio2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termoIII 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?) querer dizer2) (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.) tencionar•- 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.) significativo- meaningless
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- mean well* * *[mi:n] n 1 meio, meio-termo, média. 2 means forma, expediente, modo. 3 means recursos. • vt+vi (ps, pp meant) 1 significar. what do you mean? / o que você quer dizer? 2 pretender, tencionar. 3 destinar. 4 dispor-se a. • adj 1 baixo, vil, desprezível. 2 inferior, pobre. 3 mesquinho, egoísta. 4 malvado, maldoso, ruim. 5 médio, intermediário. 6 sl ótimo, excelente. 7 envergonhado, humilhado. a man of means homem de recursos, abastado. by all means certamente, sem dúvida. by any means de qualquer maneira. by means of por meio de. by no means de nenhuma maneira. to feel mean a) sentir-se humilhado, envergonhado. b) sentir-se mal, não estar bem. to live beyond one’s means viver além de suas possibilidades. you don’t mean it! o senhor não está falando sério. -
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18 obsequious
[əb'si:kwiəs](too humble or too ready to agree with someone: He bowed in an obsequious manner.) servil- obsequiousness* * *ob.se.qui.ous[əbs'i:kwiəs] adj servil, subserviente, obsequioso. -
19 stooge
[stu:‹]1) (a comedian's assistant who is made the object of all his jokes.) ajudante2) (a person who is used by another to do humble or unpleasant jobs.) ajudante* * *[stu:dʒ] n 1 Amer sl ator que contracena com um comediante e o ajuda nas piadas. 2 fig servente, burro de carga. • vi 1 fazer papel de bobo (no palco). 2 Brit sl voar de um lado sobre um espaço reduzido (diz-se de piloto). 3 Brit sl andar de um lado para outro sem rumo. -
20 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.) fazer baixar a cristaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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