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One who accomplishes great deeds but receives little or no recognition for them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
بطل مجهول
— one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
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Chinese Mandarin:
無名英雄 /无名英雄
(wúmíng yīngxióng)
— one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
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Finnish:
tuntematon sankari
— one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
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German:
stiller Held
— one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
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German:
unbeachteter Held
— one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
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Hungarian:
észrevétlen/néma/csendes hős
— one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
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Hungarian:
nem eléggé méltányolt/elismert/dicsért/magasztalt hős
— one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
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Japanese:
縁の下の力持ち
(en no shita no chikaramochi)
— one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
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Swahili:
shujaa asiyejulikana
— one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
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Thai:
ปิดทองหลังพระ
(bpìt-tɔɔng-lǎng-prá)
— one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition