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Ääntäminen

  • ÄäntäminenAU
  • RP:
    • IPA: /ˌhaɪd wʌnz ˈlaɪt ˌʌndɚ‿ə ˈbʊʃl̩/
  • GA:
    • IPA: /ˌhaɪd wʌnz ˈlaɪt ˌʌndɚ‿ə ˈbʊʃ(ə)l/
KieliKäännökset
saksasein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
suomipitää kynttiläänsä vakan alla
unkarivéka alá rejti a tehetségét

Määritelmät

Verbi

  1. (idiomatic) To conceal one's positive qualities or talents, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention.

Esimerkit

  • "[Y]ou've got a bright, intelligent face. I shouldn't wonder if you weren't rather clever. Why do you hide your light under a bushel?"
  • "If he has ever hidden his light under a bushel, I am not aware of it. I have not observed that he is of the shrinking-violet type . . ."
  • "British soroptimists have hidden their light under a bushel: there's a feeling here that we shouldn't seek publicity because we'd be drawing attention to ourselves."

Taivutusmuodot

Partisiipin perfektihidden one's light under a bushel

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