Advertising - LEO without ads? LEO Pur
LEO

It looks like you’re using an ad blocker.

Would you like to support LEO?

Disable your ad blocker for LEO or make a donation.

 
  •  
  • Forum home

    Wrong entry in LEO?

    self-effacing - übertrieben bescheiden

    Wrong entry

    self-effacing adjective - übertrieben bescheiden

    Correction

    -

    bescheiden, zurückhaltend


    Examples/ definitions with source references
    self-ef·fac·ing (slf-fsng)
    adj.
    Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.


    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

    Comment
    übertrieben bescheiden = excessively modest/humble
    Authorwmw (386353) 01 Apr 13, 20:05
    Comment
    I agree -- it doesn't necessarily mean 'excessively modest', and shouldn't be made to sound pejorative. .
    #1AuthorHecuba - UK (250280) 03 Apr 13, 01:34
     
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  
 
 
 
 
 ­ automatisch zu ­ ­ umgewandelt