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1 modesto
► adjetivo1 modest► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 modest person* * *(f. - modesta)adj.1) modest2) humble* * *ADJ1) (=humilde) modest2) (=de poca importancia) modestnuestra modesta aportación a la causa — our modest o humble contribution to the cause
3) (=sin lujo) modest4) † (=recatado) [mujer] modest* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( falto de pretensión) modestb) (humilde, sencillo) < familia> humble; < posición social> modest, humblec) < sueldo> modestd) (ant) < mujer> modest (liter)* * *= modest, self-effacing, unpretentious, unassuming, self-deprecating, demure.Ex. No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.Ex. The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.Ex. He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.----* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( falto de pretensión) modestb) (humilde, sencillo) < familia> humble; < posición social> modest, humblec) < sueldo> modestd) (ant) < mujer> modest (liter)* * *= modest, self-effacing, unpretentious, unassuming, self-deprecating, demure.Ex: No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* * *modesto -ta1 (falto de orgullo) ‹actitud/persona› modesten mi modesta opinión in my humble o modest opinion2 (humilde, sencillo) ‹familia› humble; ‹posición social› modest, humbleviven/visten de una manera muy modesta they live/dress very modestly3 (escaso, pequeño) ‹sueldo› modestun hombre de ambiciones modestas a man of modest ambitionsun paso modesto hacia un acuerdo a modest step towards an agreement* * *
modesto◊ -ta adjetivo
‹ posición social› modest, humble
modesto,-a adjetivo modest
' modesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrenar
- ser
- modesta
English:
basic
- discreet
- modest
- self-effacing
* * *modesto, -a♦ adj1. [humilde] modest;a mi modesto entender… in my humble opinion…2. [sencillo] modest;vive en una casa modesto she lives in a modest house3. [reducido, pequeño] modest;contamos con un modesto presupuesto we have a small o limited budget;la producción creció un modesto 1 por ciento production increased by a modest 1 percent♦ nm,fmodest person;es un modesto he's very modest* * *adj modest* * *modesto, -ta adj: modest♦ modestamente adv* * *modesto adj modest -
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3 modesto
modestprezzo very reasonable* * *modesto agg.1 (non superbo) modest, unassuming, unpretentious: è molto modesto riguardo le sue imprese, he is very modest about his achievements; non essere troppo modesto!, don't be too modest!2 (pudico) modest; (riservato) self-effacing: i suoi modi modesti, his self-effacing manner; comportamento modesto, modest behaviour3 (mediocre, semplice) modest, simple, humble: modesto livello di vita, modest standard of living; ha una casa modesta, he has a simple (o unpretentious) house // una famiglia di origini modeste, a family of humble origin (s) // vivere in modeste condizioni, to live in modest conditions4 (moderato, contenuto) modest, moderate; low; small: ha ambizioni modeste, he has modest ambitions; prezzo modesto, moderate price; un calo modesto della produzione, a slight stepdown in production; compenso modesto, small reward; reddito modesto, modest income.* * *[mo'dɛsto]aggettivo [persona, atteggiamento, casa] modest, humble; [costo, somma] modest; [ interesse] mild; [risultato, vino] mediocrea mio modesto parere — iron. in my humble opinion
* * *modesto/mo'dεsto/[persona, atteggiamento, casa] modest, humble; [costo, somma] modest; [ interesse] mild; [risultato, vino] mediocre; a mio modesto parere iron. in my humble opinion -
4 modesto agg
[mo'dɛsto] modesto (-a)una casa modesta — a modest house o home
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5 modesto
agg [mo'dɛsto] modesto (-a)una casa modesta — a modest house o home
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6 Modesto Junior College
University: MJCУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Modesto Junior College
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7 Modesto Radio Control Club
Hobby: MRCCУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Modesto Radio Control Club
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8 Modesto and Empire Traction Company
Railway term: METУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Modesto and Empire Traction Company
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9 Modesto, California USA
Airports: MODУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Modesto, California USA
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10 modesto
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11 modesto
• coy• decent• demure• diffident• modest• self-dependence• self-destroying• self-education• self-elected• unassuming• unpretending• unpretentious -
12 Modesto Mussorgski
m.Modest Mussorgsky, Modest Moussorgsky. -
13 Modesto Mussorgsky
m.Modest Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky. -
14 modesto
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15 modesto
modesty -
16 a mio modesto parere
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17 ser modesto
v.to be modest.* * *(v.) = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushelEx. Throughout his career, as indeed his life, he has shunned the public eye and as Phillip Adams said 'he has been inclined to hide his light under a bushel'.* * *(v.) = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushelEx: Throughout his career, as indeed his life, he has shunned the public eye and as Phillip Adams said 'he has been inclined to hide his light under a bushel'.
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18 ser modesto
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19 demasiado modesto
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20 severamente modesto
adj.severely modest, prim.
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