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demure

/dɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈmjʊɹ/

Meanings
verb

Mostrar modestia

To look demurely.

Examples :

"The young woman demured slightly, lowering her eyes when asked about her winning essay. "
La joven mostró modestia ligeramente, bajando los ojos cuando le preguntaron sobre su ensayo ganador.
appearance style attitude

Related Words

Illustration reserved

reserved verb

/ɹɪˈzɜːvd/ /ɹɪˈzɝvd/

Reservar, retener

"We reserve the right to make modifications."

Nos reservamos el derecho de hacer modificaciones.

Illustration affectedly

affectedly adverb

/əˈfɛktɪdlɪ/ /æˈfɛktɪdlɪ/

Afectadamente, artificialmente

"She sighed affectedly, dramatically flipping her hair, even though she wasn't really bored with the conversation. "

Suspiró afectadamente, volteando dramáticamente su cabello, aunque en realidad no estaba aburrida con la conversación.

Illustration secretly

secretly adverb

/ˈsi.kɹət.li/

Secretamente, en secreto

"She secretly hoped he would ask her to the dance. "

Ella esperaba secretamente que él le pidiera ir al baile.

Illustration lowering

lowering noun

/ˈlaʊərɪŋ/ /ˈləʊərɪŋ/ /ˈloʊ(ə)rɪŋ/

Descenso, rebaja

"The sudden lowering of her brow signaled her displeasure with the messy room. "

La repentina bajada de sus cejas indicó su disgusto por el desorden de la habitación.

Illustration serious

serious adjective

/ˈsɪə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈsɪəɹ.i.əs/

Serio, grave

"It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily."

Fue una sorpresa ver al capitán, que siempre había parecido tan serio, reírse tan alegremente.

Illustration winning

winning verb

/ˈwɪnɪŋ/

Vencer, derrotar

"The football team won the championship game, winning their rivals. "

El equipo de fútbol ganó el campeonato, venciendo a sus rivales.

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

Normalmente, generalmente

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

Excepto uno o dos días al año, normalmente va al trabajo caminando.

Illustration slightly

slightly adverb

/ˈslaɪtli/

Ligeramente, un poco

"He was slightly built, but tall."

Era de constitución ligera, pero alto.

Illustration confident

confident noun

/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dənt/

Confidente, amigo

"My closest confident, my sister, always listens patiently and gives good advice. "

Mi confidente más cercano, mi hermana, siempre escucha pacientemente y da buenos consejos.

Illustration decorous

decorous adjective

/ˈdɛkəɹəs/

Decoroso, respetuoso

"The children were praised for their decorous behavior during the formal dinner. "

Los niños fueron elogiados por su comportamiento decoroso durante la cena formal.

Illustration gravity

gravity noun

/ˈɡɹævɪti/

Gravedad, peso

"The gravity of the situation made everyone in the classroom quiet. "

La gravedad de la situación silenció a todos en el aula.

Illustration pretending

pretending verb

/prɪˈtɛndɪŋ/ /priˈtɛndɪŋ/

Pretender, fingir

"The child was pretending to be asleep so he wouldn't have to eat his vegetables. "

El niño fingía estar dormido para no tener que comer sus verduras.