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2 IMHO (En Mi Modesta Opinión)
Nota: En Internet, siglas que se utilizan en los mensajes electrónicos para indicar que el escritor sólo expresa su opinión y que puede haber quien no opine lo mismo.Ex. IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) is a shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum to indicate that the writer is aware that they are expressing a debatable view. -
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► 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 -
4 IMHO
IMHO (En Mi Modesta Opinión)Nota: En Internet, siglas que se utilizan en los mensajes electrónicos para indicar que el escritor sólo expresa su opinión y que puede haber quien no opine lo mismo.Ex: IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) is a shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum to indicate that the writer is aware that they are expressing a debatable view.
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