modestia

Inflexiones de 'modestia' (nf): fpl: modestias

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
modestia nf	(falta de engreimiento)	modesty n
		humility n
	El actor es rico y famoso, pero trata a todo el mundo con modestia.
	The actor is rich and famous, but treats everyone with modesty.

Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
con modestia loc adv	(de forma austera)	modestly, simply adv
	El sueldo de Enrique es tan escaso que apenas le da para vivir con modestia.
	Enrique's salary is so low he can barely afford to live modestly (or: simply).
falsa modestia loc nom f	(hipocresía)	false modesty n
	No soporto la falsa modestia de Ana: todos sabemos que es una presumida.
	I can't stand Ana's false modesty: we all know she's a show-off.
modestia aparte expr	coloquial (hablando sin modestia)	if I may say so v expr
		modesty apart, modesty aside expr
		without boasting expr
	Modestia aparte, creo que mi película va a ser un éxito.

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