Grammatical class

Adverb

modestement

modestly

Details

Syllables

mo-des-te-ment

Phonetics

mo.dɛs.tə.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

9975

Freq. (movies)

25804

Freq. (news)

17803

Sentences

Commence modestement.

Start small.

A1

Elle s'habille toujours très modestement.

She always dresses very modestly.

A2

Elle l'écouta avec les yeux modestement baissés.

She listened to him with her eyes modestly cast down.

A2

La mauvaise situation économique oblige les gens à vivre plus modestement.

The bad economic situation forces the people to live more modestly.

B2