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m veil* * *velo s.m.1 veil (anche fig.): il velo da sposa, the bridal veil; coprire qlco. con un velo, to cover sthg. with a veil (o to veil sthg.); un velo di tristezza, a touch of sadness; un velo di silenzio, a veil of silence; i veli della notte, the shades of night; l'ambizione gli fa velo, ambition clouds his mind; sotto il velo della modestia nasconde un animo malvagio, under the mask (o veil) of modesty he hides an evil mind // avere un velo davanti agli occhi, (fig.) to be blind; stendere un velo su qlco., (anche fig.) to draw a veil over sthg. // (econ.) velo monetario, veil money // ( calcio) far velo, to shield // prendere il velo, to take the veil (o to become a nun)2 ( strato sottile) film; layer: un velo di ghiaccio, a film of ice; un velo di lacrime, a film of tears; un velo di nebbia, a veil of mist; un velo di zucchero, a coating of sugar; un velo d'olio, a film (o a thin layer) of oil // zucchero a velo, icing sugar* * *['velo]sostantivo maschile1) (drappo) veilprendere il velo — (farsi suora) to take the veil
2) (tessuto) voile3) (strato sottile) film, thin layerun velo di zucchero — a coating o dusting of sugar
4) fig.un velo di mistero — a veil o shroud of secrecy
••* * *velo/'velo/sostantivo m.2 (tessuto) voilesenza -i (nudo) naked; stendiamo un velo (pietoso) su quell'episodio let's draw a veil over that episode. -
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verecondia s.f. modesty, bashfulness.* * *[vere'kondja]sostantivo femminile prudishness* * *verecondia/vere'kondja/sostantivo f.prudishness. -
23 modestamente avv
[modesta'mente]modestamente, io lo faccio meglio — in all modesty, I'm better at it
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28 castigatezza
castigatezza s.f. restraint, moderation, modesty: castigatezza di linguaggio, decency of speech (o decent language) // castigatezza di stile, di lingua, correctness (o purity) of style, of language. -
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donnesco agg. (non com.) womanlike, womanly, feminine: lavori donneschi, ( faccende domestiche) housework, ( cucito) needlework; modestia donnesca, womanly modesty (o womanliness); pettegolezzo donnesco, women's gossip. -
30 sia... sia
sia... sia cong.correl.1 (tanto... quanto) both... and: sia... sia il padre sia... sia la madre erano di origine francese, both his father and his mother were of French origin; sia... sia tu sia... sia io abbiamo torto, both you and I (o both of us) are wrong2 (o... o...) whether... or; either... or: sia... sia per modestia sia... sia per pigrizia, non ha mai scritto niente, whether (o either) out of modesty or laziness, he never wrote anything // sia che... sia che, whether (o if)...or: sia... sia che arrivino presto sia... sia che arrivino tardi..., if (o whether) they arrive early or late...; sia... sia che tu voglia, sia... sia che non voglia, partiremo domani, we've leaving tomorrow, whether you like it or not. -
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avv [modesta'mente]modestamente, io lo faccio meglio — in all modesty, I'm better at it
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34 vantare
[van'tare]1. vt1) (lodare: persona, cosa, prodotto) to speak highly of, praise, (avere: qualità) to boast, have2) (andare fiero di) to boast of o about, vaunt2. vr (vantarsi)vantarsi di qc/di aver fatto qc — to boast o brag about sth/about having done sth
non faccio per vantarmi — without false modesty, without wishing to boast o brag
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Modesty — Mod es*ty, n. [L. modestia: cf. F. modestie. See {Modest}.] 1. The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one s own worth and importance; absence of self assertion, arrogance, and presumption; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
modesty — (n.) 1530s, freedom from exaggeration, self control, from M.Fr. modestie or directly from L. modestia moderation, sense of honor, correctness of conduct, from modestus moderate, keeping measure, sober, gentle, temperate, from modus measure,… … Etymology dictionary
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modesty — index decorum, propriety (correctness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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modesty — ► NOUN ▪ the quality or state of being modest … English terms dictionary
modesty — [mäd′is tē] n. [Fr modestie < L modestia] the quality or state of being modest; specif., a) unassuming or humble behavior b) lack of excesses or pretensions; moderation c) decency; decorum … English World dictionary
Modesty — For other uses, see Modest (disambiguation). Man and woman in swimsuits, ca. 1910; she is exiting a bathing machine … Wikipedia
modesty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ characteristic, natural (esp. BrE), typical ▪ She accepted their congratulations with typical modesty. ▪ false ▪ feminine … Collocations dictionary
modesty — n. 1) to affect; display modesty 2) false modesty (without false modesty) 3) modesty about * * * [ mɒdɪstɪ] display modesty to affect modesty about false modesty (without false modesty) … Combinatory dictionary
modesty — [[t]mɒ̱dɪsti[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT (approval) Someone who shows modesty does not talk much about their abilities or achievements. His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself... He plays the character with tremendous… … English dictionary
