Translations for „humble“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . humble [ˈhʌmbl] ADJ

humble

скро́мный

humble

засте́нчивый

of humble birth

незна́тного происхожде́ния

in my humble opinion, …

по моему́ скро́мному мне́нию …

II . humble [ˈhʌmbl] VB trans

humble

унижа́ть

humble (beat)

бить

humble (beat)

побежда́ть

Usage examples with humble

in my humble opinion, …

по моему́ скро́мному мне́нию …

of humble birth

незна́тного происхожде́ния

to eat humble pie [or crow Am, Aus ] inf

быть вы́нужденным извини́ться

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is possible to go further, replacing the polite shimasu with the humble "itashimasu", to get: "yoroshiku onegai itashimasu".

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A learned, friendly and humble man, he will be greatly missed.

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He was a great humble person and a social person.

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We beg you to hear our humble prayers and to obtain for us the favors which we now ask in the silence of our hearts.

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These people in their humble little parlour, are real and living.

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From its humble beginning, with two work cells and two pick and place competitions, the 2002 competition offered a total of seventeen contests.

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These were two men with humble beginnings who rose to very illustrious levels.

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This, folks, is -- in my humble opinion -- about as good as it gets.

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I stood up and shook his hands and then sat in front of him in a humble and respectful squatting posture.

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Great-grandfather is tender and humble and has a wonderful sense of humour.

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