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