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modest ['mɒdɪst](a) (unassuming) modeste;∎ she's very modest about her success son succès ne lui est pas monté à la tête∎ a modest salary un salaire modique;∎ a modest house une maison sans prétentions ou à l'aspect modeste;∎ we are very modest in our needs nous avons besoin de très peu -
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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
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'modist1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) beskjeden, unnselig2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) anstendig3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) beskjeden•- modestly- modestybeskjeden--------blyg--------liten--------ubetydeligadj. \/ˈmɒdɪst\/1) beskjeden, kravløs, fordringsløsen beskjeden fordring, et beskjedent forlangende2) anstendig, sømmelig, ærbar, kysk3) bluferdig, blyg, unnselig4) ( størrelse) beskjeden, litenbe modest about ikke skryte med
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