Sentence examples of "bescheiden" in German

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An diesem Tag im Jahre 1887 erschien in Warschau eine Broschüre von Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof über eine "Internationale Sprache". Ihr Umfang war bescheiden, ihr Motto ehrgeizig: "Damit eine Sprache international ist, reicht es nicht, sie so zu nennen." Als Autor war ein "Dr. Esperanto" angegeben. On this day in 1887 appeared in Warsaw a booklet of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof about the "International Language". Its size was modest, its motto ambitious: "For a language to be an international one, is not enough to call it as such." The name of the author was given as "Dr. Esperanto".

Er ist ein sehr bescheidener Mann. He is a very modest man.

Ich werde Sie anrufen, sobald ich sicher Bescheid weiß. I will give you a call as soon as I know for sure.

Je älter er wurde, desto bescheidener wurde er. The older he grew, the more modest he became.

Je höher er gesellschaftlich aufstieg, umso bescheidener wurde er. The higher he rose in social rank, the more modest he became.

Mein Vater ist ein hart arbeitender, geradliniger und bescheidener Mensch. My father is a hard-working, straightforward, and modest person.

Wir müssen Ihr Gesuch abschlägig bescheiden We must reject your application

Leider müssen wir Ihr Gesuch abschlägig bescheiden Unfortunately, we must reject your application

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