humble

having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance

humilde, modesto

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Collocations a humble person · to be humble about something

• He was a very humble man.

  Era un hombre muy humilde.

small and not important

humilde, modesto

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• [it is adj to do sth]

Collocations a humble home · to be humble about something

• They live in a very humble house.

  Viven en una casa muy humilde.

to lower someone's opinion of themselves

humillar, hacer sentir inferior a alguien

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• [it takes sb time to do sth]

Collocations to humble someone · to be humbled by something

• The defeat was a great humiliation for the team.

  La derrota fue una gran humillación para el equipo.

to ask someone to do something in a polite way

suplicar, rogar

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• [it takes sb time to do sth]

Collocations to humble oneself before someone · to humble oneself for something

• He humbled himself before the king.

  Se humilló ante el rey.