véka alá rejti a tehetségét
/ˈveːkɒɒlaː ˈrɛjti ɒ ˈtɛhɛt͡ʃːeːɡeːt/
MACARCA → TR
Tanım
•to hide one's light under a bushel
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
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”) + -i (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + tehetség (“talent”) + -e (possessive suffix) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to hide one's talent under a bushel”