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modest

UK: /ˈmɒd.ɪst/ US: /ˈmɑː.dɪst/

Translation

adj
modesto,ta
sencillo,lla
(una persona)
modesto,ta
to be modest about something
ser modesto con algo
humilde
(Definition of modest adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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