Was heißt »de­zent« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv »de­zent« lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • discreet
  • unobtrusive
  • restrained

Synonyme

dis­kret:
discrete
edel:
noble
precious
fein­füh­lig:
delicate
sensitive
fi­li­gran:
filigree
ge­deckt:
sober
ge­die­gen:
pure
solid
ge­ring­fü­gig:
insignificant
marginal
minor
negligible
slight
leicht:
light
lei­se:
faint
faintly
gentle
gently
light
lightly
low
muted
quiet
quietly
slight
slightly
soft
softly
matt:
weak
pas­tell­far­ben:
pastel-coloured
ru­hig:
quiet
silent
still
scho­nend:
gentle
sen­si­bel:
sensitive
takt­voll:
considerate
diplomatic
tactful
un­auf­fäl­lig:
inconspicuous
un­schein­bar:
nondescript
ver­hal­ten:
bated
subdued
suppressed
vor­sich­tig:
careful
chary
circumspect
deliberate
prudent
wary
zu­rück­hal­tend:
aloof
cautious
modest
reluctant
reserved
reticent
retiring
self-effacing
shy

Antonyme

auf­fäl­lig:
conspicuous
evident
flashy
obvious
striking
ek­la­tant:
sensational
spectacular
groß­spu­rig:
cocky
grandiose
prot­zig:
showy
swanky

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Mary expresses herself very directly, and is not exactly restrained in her choice of words.

  • He was discreet.

  • She restrained herself.

  • I think Tom should have been more discreet.

  • I was very discreet.

  • Tom was very discreet.

  • I was discreet.

  • Tom is very discreet.

  • Tom is discreet, isn't he?

  • Tom is very discreet, isn't he?

  • Tom was discreet.

  • I can be quite discreet.

  • That child has to be restrained.

  • Tom is discreet.

  • We're discreet.

  • Be discreet.

  • She is discreet.

  • It was discreet of you to keep it a secret from him.

  • I wanted a hamburger, but I restrained myself.

Dezent übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: dezent. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Synonyme] OpenThesaurus-User: dezent. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Beispielübersetzungen] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 8919964, 8479691, 7382837, 6869119, 6357516, 6356737, 5851567, 3424346, 3417215, 3417214, 3360585, 2300626, 2259229, 2202771, 2202769, 2111963, 1723436, 284579 & 255443. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR