modest

modest
adjective
bescheiden; vorsichtig [Schätzung]; einfach, unauffällig [Haus, Kleidung]

have a modest lifestyle — bescheiden od. einfach leben

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['modist]
adjective
1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) bescheiden
2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) einfach
3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) maßvoll
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- modesty
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mod·est
[ˈmɒdɪst, AM ˈmɑ:d-]
adj
1. (not boastful) bescheiden, zurückhaltend
she's very \modest about her achievements sie prahlt nicht mit ihren Erfolgen
2. (fairly small) improvement, income, increase bescheiden, mäßig
3. (not elaborate) furniture, house einfach
4. (chaste) sittsam veraltend, dezent
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['mɒdɪst]
adj
1) (= not boastful, humble) bescheiden

to be modest about one's successes — nicht mit seinen Erfolgen prahlen

2) (= moderate) bescheiden; requirements also gering; price mäßig

a man of modest means — ein Mann mit bescheidenen Mitteln

on a modest scale — in bescheidenem Rahmen

a modest crowd turned out for the occasion — die Veranstaltung war (nur) mäßig besucht

3) (= chaste, proper) schamhaft; (in one's behaviour) anständig, sittsam (geh), züchtig (old)

to be modest in one's dress — sich anständig kleiden

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modest [ˈmɒdıst; US ˈmɑ-] adj (adv modestly)
1. bescheiden, zurückhaltend
2. anspruchslos, bescheiden (Person oder Sache):
modest income bescheidenes Einkommen
3. sittsam, schamhaft
4. maßvoll, bescheiden, vernünftig
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adjective
bescheiden; vorsichtig [Schätzung]; einfach, unauffällig [Haus, Kleidung]

have a modest lifestyle — bescheiden od. einfach leben

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adj.
anspruchslos adj.
bequem adj.
bescheiden adj.

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