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modesty

  • 1 modesty

    noun modéstia
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    mod.est.y
    [m'ɔdəsti] n 1 modéstia, moderação. 2 recato, pudicícia. 3 humildade.

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  • 2 modesty

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  • 3 modesty

    noun modéstia

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  • 4 extreme

    [ik'stri:m] 1. adjective
    1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) extremo
    2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) extremo
    3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) extremista/extremo
    2. noun
    1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) extremo
    2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) extremo/excesso
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    - extremism
    - extremist
    - extremity
    - in the extreme
    - to extremes
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    ex.treme
    [ikstr'i:m] n 1 extremo. in the extreme, to an extreme / extremamente, em extremo. at the other extreme / na ponta oposta, na extremidade oposta. 2 extremidade. extremes meet / os extremos se tocam, os contrastes se atraem. to fly to the opposite extreme / cair no extremo oposto. 3 último grau. 4 excesso, descomedimento, exagero. to carry modesty to an extreme / exagerar a modéstia. to go to extremes / ir aos extremos. • adj 1 extremo. 2 derradeiro, último. 3 sumo, supremo. 4 grandíssimo, extremado. 5 excessivo, imoderado. 6 violento, severo. 7 exagerado.

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  • 5 humility

    [hju'miləti]
    (modesty; humbleness: Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.) humildade
    See also:
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    hu.mil.i.ty
    [hju:m'iliti] n humildade.

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  • 6 modest

    ['modist]
    1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) modesto
    2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) modesto
    3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) modesto
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    - modesty
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    mod.est
    [m'ɔdəst] adj 1 modesto, humilde, despretensioso. 2 moderado, comedido. 3 recatado.

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  • 7 humility

    [hju'miləti]
    (modesty; humbleness: Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.) humildade
    See also:

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  • 8 modest

    ['modist]
    1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) modesto
    2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) recatado
    3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) modesto
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    - modesty

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См. также в других словарях:

  • 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

  • Modesty — Modesty, est une chanteuse française. Biographie Discographie 1980, On n aime toujours le même 1980, So sweet is my love 1980, Boogie encore 1983, Historia 1984, Crime d amour 1985, Le chien extraordinaire Sources [1] Catégorie : Chanteuse… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • modesty — index decorum, propriety (correctness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • modesty — [n] shyness bashfulness, celibacy, chastity, constraint, coyness, decency, delicacy, demureness, diffidence, discreetness, humbleness, humility, inhibition, innocence, lack of pretension, meekness, propriety, prudery, purity, quietness, reserve,… …   New thesaurus

  • 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

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