WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
'modest' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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