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6 дятловый попугайчик Меека
Dictionnaire russe-français universel > дятловый попугайчик Меека
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7 украшенный лори Меека
adjornit. lori de Meek (Charmosyna meeki)Dictionnaire russe-français universel > украшенный лори Меека
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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 -
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∎ of lowly birth issu d'un milieu humble
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Meek — is very nearly equivalent in common usage to humble. Strictly the two are not synonyms, as they are mutually exclusive, once you know the exact meaning appreciate the etymology. Meekness differs from humbleness in that meek people give up… … Wikipedia
MeeK — en concierto en París, 2008. Datos generales Nombre real Stephane Franck Pascal … Wikipedia Español
MEEK — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Meek. MeeK MeeK Nom Stéphane Franck Pascal Naissance 16 février … Wikipédia en Français
Meek — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Albert Stewart Meek (1871–1943), britischer Naturforscher und zoologischer Sammler von Vögelbälgen und Insekten Carrie P. Meek (* 1926), US amerikanische Politikerin Charles Kingsley Meek (* 1885),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Meek — (m[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Meeker} (m[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Meekest}.] [OE. mek, meoc; akin to Icel. mj[=u]kr mild, soft, Sw. mjuk, Dan. myg, D. muik, Goth. mukam[=o]dei gentleness.] 1. Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meek´ly — meek «meek», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. not easily angered; mild; patient: »Even the man Moses, the meekest of men, was wrathful sometimes (George Eliot). SYNONYM(S): mild, forbearing. See syn. under gentle. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
meek — meek·en; meek·ly; meek·ness; un·meek; meek; … English syllables
Meek — Meek, Meeken Meek en ( n), v. t. To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meek — [ mik ] adjective quiet, gentle, and easily persuaded by other people to do what they want ╾ meek|ly adverb: I was not going to submit meekly to his nonsense. ╾ meek|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
meek|en — «MEE kuhn», transitive verb, intransitive verb. to make or become meek. ╂[< meek + en1] … Useful english dictionary
meek — [mi:k] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: mjukr soft ] very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people ▪ He was always so meek and mild . >meekly adv ▪ All right, said Neil meekly. >meekness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English