Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

skromny in English:

1. modest modest


Both teachers and students should wear modest clothes at school.
Generally speaking, Japanese women are modest.
You can get good food for a modest sum at the restaurant.
After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.
modest income/salary
Are you being modest or bigheaded?
The manager implied that a modest man was suitable for the position.
Dealing with actual Coruscant citizens instead of Lothal expatriates would move her a modest step up the social ladder.
he was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise
The budget for climate change is modest.
The modestly-priced hostels usually offer bed and breakfast only (B&B).
drink modest amounts of alcohol / it was a nice wedding, necessarily Modest / modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee
Australia has long had a remarkably good university system, and used relatively modest levels of public investment in higher education very effectively.
someone who is modest does not want to talk about their abilities or achievements (He was always modest about his role in the Everest expedition.)
The little prince rightly guessed that she was not exactly modest, but she was so lovely to behold!

English word "skromny"(modest) occurs in sets:

Features of character / Cechy charakteru
Przymiotniki - Character and personality
dział człowiek cechy charakteru longman
odpowiedz przymiotniki czlowiek ubrania
Traits of Character – Basic Polish Vocabulary

2. humble humble


your humble servant
Luciano, the underdog in the match, will be trying to make the champ eat humble pie.
I was charmed with it, adopted it, dropped my abrupt contradiction and positive argumentation, and put on the humble inquirer and doubter.
Last time I sent out my humble work, the afterword to "left-right", written on the promise that you'd keep it secret from him, this time it's the afterword to that afterword.
I would at last be humble and learn something from my father!
I feel it unfortunate that there is little of this kind of humble attitude amongst Japanese debaters.
The garden in which stands my humble abode is separated only by a lane from Rosings Park, her ladyship's residence.
I just need to stay humble and do my best to get a better job
Oskar Kawala was humble.
humble = modest. The definition of modest is someone or something that is humble or shy.
According to Catholic doctrine, women should be humble.
Ruth is one of the most gifted and humble people I have ever worked with.
She was humbled by the unexpected defeat.
One night in Bangkok make's a hard man humble Not much between despair and ecstasy One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble Can't be too careful with your company

English word "skromny"(humble) occurs in sets:

BBC Learning English: 6 Minute English: High-vis f...
ang pani psary 1-człowiek cz. I
REPETYTORIUM MATURALNE | DZIAŁ 1 | bank słów 1/2
słowka selling part 1 (52)
Użyteczne słówka - litera H

3. effacing



English word "skromny"(effacing) occurs in sets:

Fiszki z książki - "Devil's Ford" (Bret Harte)
Fiszki z książki - "The Belfry" (May Sinclair)
Fiszki z książki - "On Love" (Marie Henri Beyle)
Fiszki z książki - "The Helpers" (Francis Lynde)
Fiszki z książki - "Try and Trust" (Horatio Alger)

4. unassuming


He has won public affection for his unassuming style.
Do you really think that unassuming guy is a criminal mastermind and a ruthless killer?
That's right. It's written in an unassuming fashion, and it's an ethical standpoint as well.

English word "skromny"(unassuming) occurs in sets:

Vocabulary Bank: PEOPLE: oxford matura trainer
cechy charakteru, uczucia i emocje
Fiszki z książki - "The Gift of the Magi" (O. Henry)
unit 5, adverbs, false opposites and mis-
Słownictwo angielkie z podręcznika Matura Solution...

5. meagre


meagre supplies of food
Her earnings, though meagre, satisfy her needs.
they’d been robbed of all their meagre possessions

English word "skromny"(meagre) occurs in sets:

Reading 3 C1 exam - The Sahara Film Festival
Fiszki z książki - "Turnover Point" (Alfred Coppel)
Fiszki z książki - "Eugene Pickering" (Henry James)
Fiszki z książki - "A Bundle of Letters" (Henry Ja...
Fiszki z książki - "A Pioneer Mother" (Hamlin Garl...

6. low key



English word "skromny"(low key) occurs in sets:

types of shops and product and their features
Repetytorium - dział 7 - zakupy i usługi
życie rodzinne i towarzyskie
zakupy i usługi vol1
zycie rodzinne i towarzyskie

7. unassertive



English word "skromny"(unassertive) occurs in sets:

Fiszki z książki - "The Finer Grain" (Henry James)
Fiszki z książki - "The Art of Living" (Robert Grant)
Fiszki z książki - "The Desert Trail" (Dane Coolidge)
Fiszki z książki - "Arundel" (Edward Frederic Benson)
Fiszki z książki - "Australian Writers" (Desmond B...

8. demure


She stood with her hands behind her back, as demure as a schoolgirl.
"There is the demure and the dauntless"

English word "skromny"(demure) occurs in sets:

Fiszki z książki - "Summer Days" (George M. Baker)
Fiszki z książki - "Borth Lyrics" (Edward Thring)
Fiszki z książki - "Little Jeanne of France" (Made...
Fiszki z książki - "The Camp Fire Girls by the Blu...
Fiszki z książki - "Alice's Blighted Profession A ...

9. modest presence



English word "skromny"(modest presence) occurs in sets:

angielski 1/2 26.11
the ties that bind
unit 1 Focus 5

10. coy


He's coy about his income.
She is coy with everyone.

English word "skromny"(coy) occurs in sets:

angielski dodatkowy
Słówka napotkane

11. basic


basic English
As a result, it is undeniable that important disciplines and moral education have been neglected. By placing excessive importance on scholastic achievement, many parents have forgotten such basic social courtesies as consideration for others.
Some species gradually develop elaborate repertoires of dozens or even hundreds of variants of a basic song.
Image Viewer is an image viewing software. This software is a very small program. This software has basic functions only. This is translatable by Tatoeba Project users.
This is a basic factor that can even be said to be the common lot of man, it certainly doesn't apply only to Germans.
Human beings usually have two basic desires: to get away from pain and to arrive at pleasure.
* The basic prohibitions (No slander, libel, etc.) are noted in the "Read me first." Please be sure to read it.
Why is it so difficult to establish that the nervous cell is the basic unit for the nervous tissue?
I'm teaching basic participial constructions now, but, with regard to those below, what different ways of translating them would everybody use?
Many new teachers feel ill-prepared to teach basic literacy and numeracy.
Basic to the argument is the assumption that the rules in question are present in the language.
This is ... "Working glove and trowel. One of a gardening club's basic tools"
You should speak English as much as you can, even if your English is only basic.
I always have basic food in my kitchen, how can I cook without flour or eggs?
Well there aren't any other positions left. After that, all that is left is basic member.

English word "skromny"(basic) occurs in sets:

house & home
SŁÓWKA „DOM” PODSTAWA
Angielski DOM

12. unpretentious



English word "skromny"(unpretentious) occurs in sets:

1. Where we live

13. understated


Her dress has an understated charm.
The carpeting, wall hangings, and pillar sculpts were elegant but more understated than the decor she'd seen in other senators' offices.