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1 modest
adjectivebescheiden; vorsichtig [Schätzung]; einfach, unauffällig [Haus, Kleidung]have a modest lifestyle — bescheiden od. einfach leben
* * *['modist]1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) bescheiden3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) maßvoll•- academic.ru/89217/modestly">modestly- modesty* * *mod·est[ˈmɒdɪst, AM ˈmɑ:d-]1. (not boastful) bescheiden, zurückhaltendshe's very \modest about her achievements sie prahlt nicht mit ihren Erfolgen2. (fairly small) improvement, income, increase bescheiden, mäßig* * *['mɒdɪst]adj1) (= not boastful, humble) bescheidenon a modest scale — in bescheidenem Rahmen
a modest crowd turned out for the occasion — die Veranstaltung war (nur) mäßig besucht
* * *1. bescheiden, zurückhaltend2. anspruchslos, bescheiden (Person oder Sache):modest income bescheidenes Einkommen3. sittsam, schamhaft4. maßvoll, bescheiden, vernünftig* * *adjectivebescheiden; vorsichtig [Schätzung]; einfach, unauffällig [Haus, Kleidung]have a modest lifestyle — bescheiden od. einfach leben
* * *adj.anspruchslos adj.bequem adj.bescheiden adj. -
2 modest
1) ( not boastful) bescheiden, zurückhaltend;she's very \modest about her achievements sie prahlt nicht mit ihren Erfolgen -
3 boast
1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verbprahlen mit; (possess) sich rühmen (+ Gen.)3. noun1) Prahlerei, die2) (cause of pride) Stolz, der* * *[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) prahlen2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) die Prahlerei- academic.ru/7838/boastful">boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting* * *[bəʊst, AM boʊst]▪ to \boast that... damit angeben, dass...II. vt▪ to \boast sth1. (say boastfully) etw prahlerisch verkündento be an empty \boast reine Angeberei sein fam* * *[bəʊst]1. n1) Prahlerei f2) (= source of pride) Stolz mit is their boast that... — sie rühmen sich, dass...
2. viprahlen (about, of mit to sb jdm gegenüber)without boasting, without wishing to boast — ohne zu prahlen
3. vt1) (= possess) sich rühmen (+gen) (geh)2) (= say boastfully) prahlen* * *boast1 [bəʊst]A s1. Prahlerei f (auch Äußerung etc)2. Stolz m (Gegenstand oder Grund des Stolzes):he was the boast of his age er war der Stolz seiner Zeit;it is her boast that … sie ist stolz darauf, dass …B v/i prahlen (about, of mit):it is not much to boast of damit ist es nicht weit herC v/t1. mit etwas prahlen:boast that … damit prahlen, dass …2. sich des Besitzes einer Sache rühmen (können), aufzuweisen haben, sein Eigen nennenboast2 [bəʊst] v/t1. Steine roh behauen* * *1. intransitive verbprahlen (of, about mit)2. transitive verbprahlen mit; (possess) sich rühmen (+ Gen.)3. noun1) Prahlerei, die2) (cause of pride) Stolz, der* * *(of) v.renommieren (mit) v. (of, about) v.prahlen (mit) v. v.angeben (mit) v.aufweisen (Erfolge etc.) v. -
4 hot air
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