Traductions de „diffident“ dans le dictionnaire anglais » allemand

dif·fi·dent [ˈdɪfɪdənt] ADJ

1. diffident (shy):

diffident

zaghaft

diffident

schüchtern

2. diffident (modest):

diffident

zurückhaltend

diffident

bescheiden

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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Her diffident politeness does not endear her to her hosts and makes it easy for them not to integrate her into the family.

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The levriero is diffident towards strangers but very affectionate with its owner.

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Perhaps, also, diffident and inarticulate as he was, the village may have been a way of demonstrating the extent of his wealth and power.

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In person, he is diffident and slightly boffinish: in public, he is a vigorous but usually polite proponent of his views.

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He was too diffident to do justice to himself; but when his natural shyness was overcome, his behaviour gave every indication of an open, affectionate heart.

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Hair, fabric, splayed limbs, displaced attention, diffident eyes, all of it uncorralled, unkempt in spirit if not in detail -- the syntax of the rock look.

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Both wrap their strengths in a diffident but notable charm.

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Main characteristic is diffident, self-effacing language.

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He was diffident and unassuming, but ever ready to impart information.

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As a judge he was so cautious and diffident that he won little popular applause.

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