DIFFIDENT - Translation from English into German

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dif·fi·dent [ˈdɪfɪdənt] ADJ

1. diffident (shy):

diffident: zaghaft

diffident: schüchtern

2. diffident (modest):

diffident: zurückhaltend

diffident: bescheiden

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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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