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1 demure
adjective1) (affectedly quiet and serious) betont zurückhaltend* * *[di'mjuə](quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) gesetzt- academic.ru/86076/demurely">demurely- demureness* * *de·mure[dɪˈmjʊəʳ, AM -ˈmjʊr]1. (shy) [sehr] schüchtern, zurückhaltendshe gave him a \demure smile sie lächelte ihm schüchtern zu2. (composed and reserved) gesetzt* * *[dɪ'mjʊə(r)]adj (+er)sittsam* * *demure [dıˈmjʊə(r)] adj (adv demurely)1. zimperlich, geziert, spröde2. prüde, sittsam3. gesetzt, ernst, zurückhaltend* * *adjective1) (affectedly quiet and serious) betont zurückhaltend2) (grave, composed) ernst; gesetzt [Benehmen]* * *adj.zimperlich adj. -
2 demure
1) ( shy) [sehr] schüchtern, zurückhaltend;she gave him a \demure smile sie lächelte ihm schüchtern zu2) ( composed and reserved) gesetzt
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