Grammatical class

Adjective

modeste

modest, humble

Details

Syllables

mo-des-te

Phonetics

mo.dɛst

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

2288

Freq. (movies)

4109

Freq. (news)

3943

Sentences

Tu es modeste.

You're modest.

A1

Tom est modeste.

Tom is humble.

A1

Tu es très modeste.

You're very humble.

A1

Je suis fort modeste.

I'm very modest.

A1

Je viens d'un milieu modeste.

I come from a humble background.

A2

C'est un modeste prix à payer.

It's a small price to pay.

A2

Voici ma modeste contribution.

Here's my humble contribution.

B1

Le résultat était plutôt modeste.

The result was rather modest.

B1

Un vrai grand homme est toujours modeste.

A truly great man is always modest.

B1

Plus il vieillissait, plus il devenait modeste.

The older he grew, the more modest he became.

B1

Soyez plus modeste.

Be more modest.

B2

Le recyclage à Alger reste modeste.

Recycling in Algiers remains humble.

B2