modest [ˈmɒdɪst]
adjective
1 (humble) modesto
don't be so modest! ¡no seas tan modesto!; he's just being modest está siendo modesto; to be modest about sth ser modesto con algo
modest
∗modest [ˈmɒdɪst]
adjetivo
1modesto(a) (not boastful)
2modesto(a), moderado(a) (moderate) (requirement, increase)
3recatado(a) (chaste)
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modest [mo-dist]
adjetivo
1Modesto, contenido, recatado, casto, púdico.
2Moderado; sencillo, sin presunción.
- A modest estimate -> un cálculo moderado
- A modest woman -> una mujer modesta, púdica
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