Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

أخجلت تواضعي

English translation:

I am humbled

Added to glossary by Muhammad Said
Oct 12, 2014 01:55
10 yrs ago
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Arabic term

أخجلت تواضعي

Arabic to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
النص هو حوار بين مذيع ومخرج سينمائي
وظهرت هذه العبارة: أخجلت تواضعي.


ماذا تعني باللغة الإنجليزيه؟
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Oct 4, 2015 04:25: Muhammad Said Created KOG entry

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Awad Balaish Oct 12, 2014:
لا أعتقد أن هذا التعبير عربي الأصل، الأرجح أن يكون مأخوذ من لغة غير العربية كالاأنجليزية أو الفرنسية ومن يعرف الأصل يعرف الأجابة
"أخجلت تواضعي"
كيف، ؟!؟
ربما يراد بها اخجلت شخصي المتواضع، أما أخجلت تواضعي، صعبة الهضم.
أي أنها ترجمة من لغة أخرى بشكل خاطئ واصبحت شائعة كغيرها من العبارات الخاطئة

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I am humbled

I am humbled

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When someone says "I am humbled," generally she means that she has been made to feel more modest , or perhaps undeserving. Someone who has just been given a compliment might make a polite show of modesty by saying, "I am humbled by your generosity," meaning she feels she really doesn't live up to the compliment. Or, someone might say "I am humbled" when she is confronted by someone or something she perceives to be superior, for instance: "I am humbled in the presence of his (Einstein's) genius." It's a judgment call about when to use this expression which should not be over-worked. You want to avoid giving the impression of false modesty.
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your praise made me embarrassed

your praise made me embarrassed
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you really embarrassed me

You embarrassed my modesty
You embarrassed me
That is embarrassing

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I am humbly shamed

Basically `you provoked this humble shame feeling´
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I am Flattered.

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