humillar

v.

to humiliate.

Silvia achicó a Ricardo delante mío Silvia humiliated Richard in front of me.

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humillar

► verbo transitivo

1 to humiliate, humble

2 (bajar - la cabeza) to bow; (- la rodilla) to bend

► verbo pronominal humillarse

1 to humble oneself, lower oneself

■ se humilló ante el jefe he humbled himself before his boss

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verb

to humiliate

- humillarse

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1. VT

1) (=rebajar) [+ persona] to humiliate, humble

2) (Mil) [+ enemigos, rebeldes] to crush

3) frm [+ cabeza] to bow, lower

2.

See:

humillarse

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1.

verbo transitivo to humiliate

2.

humillarsev pron

no se humilla ante nadie — she doesn't kowtow to anyone

está dispuesta a humillarse para conseguirlo — she's prepared to swallow her pride to get it

no me voy a humillar a pedirle que vuelva — I'm not going to demean myself by begging him to come back

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= be below + Posesivo + dignity, degrade, abase, humble.

Ex. It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.

Ex. In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.

Ex. Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.

Ex. After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.

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1.

verbo transitivo to humiliate

2.

humillarsev pron

no se humilla ante nadie — she doesn't kowtow to anyone

está dispuesta a humillarse para conseguirlo — she's prepared to swallow her pride to get it

no me voy a humillar a pedirle que vuelva — I'm not going to demean myself by begging him to come back

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= be below + Posesivo + dignity, degrade, abase, humble.

Ex: It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.

Ex: In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.

Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.

Ex: After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.

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humillar [A1 ]

vt

to humiliate

la humilló en público he humiliated her in public

me humilla tener que estar pidiéndole dinero I find it humiliating to have to ask him for money

■ humillarse

v pron

no se humilla ante nadie she doesn't kowtow to anyone

está dispuesta a humillarse para conseguir lo que quiere she's prepared to swallow her pride to get what she wants

humillarse A algo:

no me voy a humillar a pedirle que vuelva I'm not going to go down on my knees o demean myself to ask him to come back

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humillar (conjugate humillar) verbo transitivo
to humiliate
humillarse verbo pronominal:

◊ no se humilla ante nadie she doesn't kowtow to anyone;

no me voy a humillar a pedirle que vuelva I'm not going to demean myself by begging him to come back
humillar vtr (denigrar) to humiliate, humble

'humillar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pisar
- rebajar
English:
humble
- humiliate
- mortify

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humillar

♦ vt

to humiliate;

lo humillaron delante de todos he was humiliated in front of everyone

♦ See also the pronominal verb humillarse

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humillar

v/t humiliate

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humillar vt

: to humiliate

♦ See also the reflexive verb humillarse

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humillar vb to humiliate