véka alá rejt

/ˈveːkɒɒlaːrɛjt/
MACARCA → TR

Tanım

•to hide, conceal (to keep one's opinions, valuable qualities or abilities hidden from someone else)

Diğer Dillerde

Fransızcadissimuler son talent, faire preuve de modestie, mettre son talent sous le boisseau
Rusçaзарыва́ть свой тала́нт в зе́млю, зары́ть свой тала́нт в зе́млю
İsveççesätta sitt ljus under ena skäppo, sätta sitt ljus under skäppan
Lehçechować pod korcem, schować pod korcem, trzymać pod korcem
Fincepitää kynttiläänsä vakan alla
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!
Dancasætte sit lys under en skæppe
Norveççesette sitt lys under en skjeppe
cmn深藏不露

Etimoloji

véka (“bushel”) + alá (“under”) + rejt (“to hide”), literally “to hide something under a bushel”