discreto

adj.

1 discreet, prudent, cautious, moderate.

2 discrete, separate, not joined together.

3 not readily noticeable, inconspicuous.

4 discrete, separate, distinct, not continuous.

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discreto

► adjetivo

1 (prudente) discreet, prudent, tactful

2 (sobrio) sober, discreet

■ llevaba un traje negro muy discreto she wore a very discreet black dress

3 (moderado) moderate, average, reasonable

■ sus resultados fueron discretos her results were average

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 discreet person

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(f. - discreta)

adj.

discreet

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ADJ

1) (=poco llamativo) [color, vestido] sober; [advertencia] discreet

2) [persona] (=prudente) discreet; (=listo) shrewd

3) (=mediano) average, middling

de inteligencia discreta — reasonably intelligent

le daremos un plazo discreto — we'll allow him a reasonable time

unas ganancias discretas — modest profits

4) (Fís) discrete

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-ta adjetivo

a) <persona/carácter/comportamiento> discreet

se mostró discreta en sus acusaciones — she was restrained in her accusations

b) <color/vestido> discreet

c) <cantidad/sueldo> modest

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= tactful, unobtrusive, discreet, low-key [low key], inconspicuous, circumspect, low-keyed.

Ex. The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.

Ex. New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.

Ex. Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.

Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.

Ex. Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.

Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.

Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.

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* de un modo discreto = quietly, unobtrusively, unnoticeably, inconspicuously.

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-ta adjetivo

a) <persona/carácter/comportamiento> discreet

se mostró discreta en sus acusaciones — she was restrained in her accusations

b) <color/vestido> discreet

c) <cantidad/sueldo> modest

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= tactful, unobtrusive, discreet, low-key [low key], inconspicuous, circumspect, low-keyed.

Ex: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.

Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.

Ex: Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.

Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.

Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.

Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.

Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.

* de un modo discreto = quietly, unobtrusively, unnoticeably, inconspicuously.

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discreto -ta

adjective

1 ‹persona/carácter/comportamiento› discreet

se mostró discreta en sus acusaciones she was restrained o cautious in her accusations

2 ‹color/vestido› discreet

3 ‹cantidad/sueldo/resultado› modest

una novela de discreta calidad a fairly average novel

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discreto

◊ -ta adjetivo

a) ‹persona/carácter/comportamiento› discreet

b) ‹color/vestido› discreet

c) ‹cantidad/sueldo/actuación› modest

discreto,-a adjetivo
1 (prudente) discreet: es una persona muy discreta, she's a very discreet person
2 (mediocre) average: sus resultados fueron más bien discretos, their results were rather average
'discreto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discreta
- reservada
- reservado
- disimulado
English:
dark horse
- discreet
- inconspicuous
- low-key
- quiet
- sober
- tactful
- unobtrusive
- delicate
- gentle

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discreto, -a adj

1. [prudente, reservado] discreet;

por favor, sé discreto please be discreet;

una mirada discreta a discreet look

2. [no llamativo] [color, decoración] sober, restrained;

[vestido] simple, sober; [maquillaje] discreet;

ropa discreta simple o modest attire;

su discreta labor a la sombra del gran científico his quiet work in the shadow of the great scientist

3. [moderado, normal] [cantidad, sueldo] moderate, modest;

[actuación, resultados] fair, reasonable

4. Mat discrete

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discreto

adj discreet

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discreto, -ta adj

: discreet

♦ discretamente adv

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discreto adj

1. (prudente) discreet / tactful

soy muy discreto I'm very discreet

2. (moderado) modest / moderate

un sueldo discreto a modest salary

una velocidad discreta a moderate speed