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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
* * *adj.anspruchslos adj.bequem adj.bescheiden adj.
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