modeste
French → English
adj//mɔ.dɛst//
(humble) Modest: being humble about one's merits or achievements; unassuming
Les hommes utiles et modestes vivaient souvent dans l’oubli.
(English) Useful and modest men often lived in oblivion.
Il a une opinion modeste de lui-même malgré son succès.
(English) He has a modest opinion of himself despite his success.
adj//mɔ.dɛst//
(small) Simple: small in size, value, or appearance; unpretentious
M. Brichet installa une modeste pension pour les ouvriers.
(English) Mr. Brichet set up a modest boarding house for workers.
L’utopie peut se pencher sur un registre plus modeste.
(English) Utopia can focus on a more modest register.
Entry ID: fr:en:modeste · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary