sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
/zaɪ̯n lɪçt ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈʃɛfl̩ ˈʃtɛlən/ALMANCA → TR
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geçmişstellte mein Licht unter den Scheffel
ortaçsein Licht unter den Scheffel gestellt
şimdikistellt sein Licht unter den Scheffel
ulaçsein Licht unter den Scheffel stellend
Tanım
•to hide one's light under a bushel
Diğer Dillerde
to hide one's light under a bushel (to conceal one's talents or positive qualities, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention)
köken: Literally, “to keep one's candle under the vakka”, from the Bible.
Älä pidä kynttilääsi vakan alla!
to hide, conceal (to keep one's opinions, valuable qualities or abilities hidden from someone else)
köken: véka (“bushel”) + alá (“under”) + rejt (“to hide”), literally “to hide something under a bushel”
Véka alá rejted a tehetségedet.
Etimoloji
Literally, “to put one's light under the bushel”.