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adverbbescheiden; dezent, unauffällig [sich kleiden]* * *adverb bescheiden* * *mod·est·ly[ˈmɒdɪstli, AM ˈmɑ:d-]to dress \modestly sich akk dezent kleiden3. (not expensively)\modestly priced preisgünstig* * *['mɒdIstlɪ]adv1) (= unassumingly, moderately) bescheidenmodestly successful — in bescheidenem Maße erfolgreich
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he still gambled modestly — er spielte immer noch in Maßen
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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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adjectivesparsam [Hausfrau]; genügsam [Lebensweise, Person]; frugal [Mahl]* * *fru·gal[ˈfru:gəl]2. (of quantity) karg, frugala \frugal portion eine knapp bemessene Portion* * *['fruːgəl]adj1) person, life genügsamto be frugal with one's money — sparsam mit seinem Geld umgehen
* * *frugal [ˈfruːɡl] adj (adv frugally)1. sparsam:a) haushälterisch (of mit, in dat)b) wirtschaftlich (Auto, Motor etc)2. genügsam, bescheiden3. einfach, frugal (Mahl etc)* * *adjectivesparsam [Hausfrau]; genügsam [Lebensweise, Person]; frugal [Mahl]* * *adj.bedürfnislos adj.einfach adj.genügsam adj.mäßig adj. -
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to be \frugal ( live modestly) bescheiden leben;2) ( of quantity) karg, frugal;a \frugal portion eine knapp bemessene Portion
См. также в других словарях:
Modestly — Mod est*ly, adv. In a modest manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
modestly — index fairly (moderately) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
modestly — mod|est|ly [ madəstli ] adverb 1. ) in a way that shows you do not like to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities: She smiled modestly. 2. ) without needing a lot of money: I lived modestly but comfortably. a modestly priced… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
modestly — UK [ˈmɒdɪstlɪ] / US [ˈmɑdəstlɪ] adverb 1) in a way that shows you do not like to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities She smiled modestly. 2) to a small degree She has had a modestly successful career. 3) without needing a… … English dictionary
modestly — modest UK US /ˈmɒdɪst/ adjective ► not large in size or amount, or not expensive: modest amount/budget/profit »We have a fairly modest budget, considering our oil wealth. modest rise/increase/improvement »There has been a modest improvement in… … Financial and business terms
modestly — adv. Modestly is used with these adjectives: ↑furnished, ↑successful Modestly is used with these verbs: ↑dress, ↑improve, ↑live, ↑price, ↑shrug … Collocations dictionary
modestly — modest ► ADJECTIVE 1) unassuming in the estimation of one s abilities or achievements. 2) relatively moderate, limited, or small. 3) decent; decorous. DERIVATIVES modestly adverb. ORIGIN Latin modestus keeping due measure , related to modus… … English terms dictionary
modestly — adverb with modesty; in a modest manner (Freq. 2) the dissertation was entitled, modestly, Remarks about a play by Shakespeare • Ant: ↑immodestly • Derived from adjective: ↑modest … Useful english dictionary
modestly — adverb see modest … New Collegiate Dictionary
modestly — See modest. * * * … Universalium
modestly — adverb In a modest manner … Wiktionary
