jarabe de modestia

English translation: humble pie

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Spanish term or phrase:jarabe de modestia
English translation:humble pie
Entered by: George Rabel

20:00 Mar 16, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: jarabe de modestia
(Los peridistas)escriben para sus lectores. Los coementarioa y opiniones de éstos constituyen un jarabe de modestia.
bgarcam
Spain
Local time: 06:50
humble pie
Explanation:
That would be the English equivalent

The Mavens' Word of the DayMarch 13, 2001. humble pie. Holger Maertens wrote: Why is it that we "eat humble pie" when we're forced into an apology or retraction? What is its recipe? ...
www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010313 - 9k -


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Note added at 6 mins (2005-03-16 20:07:38 GMT)
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Martha\'s Memu Includes Humble Pie
It seems as if a lot of people are happy to see Martha Stewart has had a very large helping of humble pie on her plate. The \"LA Times\" tells us that... ...
talkshows.about.com/b/a/149844.htm - 27k -
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BBC SPORT | Football | Souness critics must eat humble pieSouness critics must eat humble pie. By Alan Hansen BBC Sport football expert. Souness handled criticism with great dignity and responded ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4347125.stm - 45k - Mar 14, 2005 -
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.

eat humble pie


To be forced to acknowledge one’s deficiencies or errors: “Professor Norris had to eat humble pie when the reviewers pointed out numerous factual errors in his book.” Humble pie refers to a dish originally made from the innards of a deer.

http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/eathumblepie.html
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George Rabel
Local time: 01:50
Grading comment
Mil gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2humble pie
George Rabel
4 +1modesty serum
Marian Greenfield


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
modesty serum


Explanation:
rather than truth serum, they're saying that readers'comments serve as a modest serum for journalists.

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
1 min
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
humble pie


Explanation:
That would be the English equivalent

The Mavens' Word of the DayMarch 13, 2001. humble pie. Holger Maertens wrote: Why is it that we "eat humble pie" when we're forced into an apology or retraction? What is its recipe? ...
www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010313 - 9k -


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Note added at 6 mins (2005-03-16 20:07:38 GMT)
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Martha\'s Memu Includes Humble Pie
It seems as if a lot of people are happy to see Martha Stewart has had a very large helping of humble pie on her plate. The \"LA Times\" tells us that... ...
talkshows.about.com/b/a/149844.htm - 27k -
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BBC SPORT | Football | Souness critics must eat humble pieSouness critics must eat humble pie. By Alan Hansen BBC Sport football expert. Souness handled criticism with great dignity and responded ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4347125.stm - 45k - Mar 14, 2005 -
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.

eat humble pie


To be forced to acknowledge one’s deficiencies or errors: “Professor Norris had to eat humble pie when the reviewers pointed out numerous factual errors in his book.” Humble pie refers to a dish originally made from the innards of a deer.

http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/eathumblepie.html


George Rabel
Local time: 01:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Mil gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Sgarbo (X): Sin más contexto, me inclino por tu opción, que fue también lo primero que yo pensé :-)
17 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, vecina argentina

agree  Marian Greenfield: I like this a lot better than my response...
26 mins
  -> Much appreciated, Marian
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