modesto

modesto

► adjetivo

1 modest

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 modest person

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(f. - modesta)

adj.

1) modest

2) humble

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ADJ

1) (=humilde) modest

no seas tan modesto — don't be so modest

era hijo de un modesto contable — he was the son of a modest accountant

en mi modesta opinión — in my humble opinion

2) (=de poca importancia) modest

vivía de un sueldo modesto — he lived on a modest salary

nuestra modesta aportación a la causa — our modest o humble contribution to the cause

un modesto paso hacia la paz — a modest step towards peace

3) (=sin lujo) modest

se alojaron en una modesta pensión — they stayed in a modest guesthouse

visten de forma muy modesta — they dress very modestly

4) † (=recatado) [mujer] modest

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-ta adjetivo

a) (falto de pretensión) modest

en mi modesta opinión — in my humble opinion

b) (humilde, sencillo) <familia> humble; <posición social> modest, humble

c) <sueldo> modest

d) (ant) <mujer> modest (liter)

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= modest, self-effacing, unpretentious, unassuming, self-deprecating, demure.

Ex. No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.

Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.

Ex. There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.

Ex. The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.

Ex. He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.

Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.

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* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

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-ta adjetivo

a) (falto de pretensión) modest

en mi modesta opinión — in my humble opinion

b) (humilde, sencillo) <familia> humble; <posición social> modest, humble

c) <sueldo> modest

d) (ant) <mujer> modest (liter)

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= modest, self-effacing, unpretentious, unassuming, self-deprecating, demure.

Ex: No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.

Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.

Ex: There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.

Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.

Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.

Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.

* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

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modesto -ta

adjective

1 (falto de orgullo) ‹actitud/persona› modest

en mi modesta opinión in my humble o modest opinion

2 (humilde, sencillo) ‹familia› humble; ‹posición social› modest, humble

viven/visten de una manera muy modesta they live/dress very modestly

3 (escaso, pequeño) ‹sueldo› modest

un hombre de ambiciones modestas a man of modest ambitions

un paso modesto hacia un acuerdo a modest step towards an agreement

4 (ant); ‹mujer› modest (liter)

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modesto

◊ -ta adjetivo

a) (falto de pretensión) modest

b) (humilde) ‹familia› humble;

‹posición social› modest, humble

c) ‹sueldo/ingresos› modest

modesto,-a adjetivo modest
'modesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrenar
- ser
- modesta
English:
basic
- discreet
- modest
- self-effacing

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modesto, -a

♦ adj

1. [humilde] modest;

a mi modesto entender… in my humble opinion…

2. [sencillo] modest;

vive en una casa modesto she lives in a modest house

3. [reducido, pequeño] modest;

contamos con un modesto presupuesto we have a small o limited budget;

la producción creció un modesto 1 por ciento production increased by a modest 1 percent

♦ nm,f

modest person;

es un modesto he's very modest

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modesto

adj modest

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modesto, -ta adj

: modest

♦ modestamente adv

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modesto adj modest