modest

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɒdɪst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɑdɪst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(modist)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
modest adj (person: not boastful)recatado/a adj
  discreto/a adj
  modesto/a adj
 Kate was very modest and didn't like too much attention.
 Kate era muy recatada y no le gustaba llamar la atención.
modest adj (small in scope)modesto/a adj
 The business was a modest venture.
 Era un negocio modesto.
modest adj (small in amount)modesto/a adj
  (cifra, cantidad)humilde adj mf
 The stock values saw a modest rise yesterday.
 My mother only drinks a modest amount of alcohol.
 El mercado de valores tuvo un alza modesta ayer. // Mi madre solo bebe una cantidad modesta de alcohol.
modest adj (thing: simple, not elaborate)modesto/a adj
  simple adj mf
 Kelsey prepared a modest dinner for herself.
 Kelsey se preparó una cena modesta.
modest adj (woman: reserved, prudish)reservado/a adj
  discreto/a adj
  pudoroso/a, púdico/a adj
 Women in this period were expected to be modest and demure.
 Se esperaba que las mujeres de ese periodo fueran reservadas y recatadas.
modest adj (clothing: non-revealing)recatado/a adj
  discreto/a adj
  conservador/a adj
  pudoroso/a adj
 Rachel always wore very modest clothing.
 Rachel siempre usaba ropa recatada.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
modest price n (reasonable or moderate cost)precio razonable nm + adj mf
 The car was being sold at a modest price.
 El auto se vendía a un precio razonable.
  precio modesto nm + adj
 El auto se vendía a un precio modesto.
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'modest' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: a modest [worker, player, woman, professional, student], there's no need to be (so) modest, is [anything but, less than] modest, more...

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