| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| 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. |