"modest" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

modest adjetivo

modest + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 257
modest success • modest increase • modest mean • modest amount • modest home • modest gain • modest house • modest man • ...
verbo + modest
Kolokacji: 3
look modest • sound modest • consider modest
adverbio + modest
Kolokacji: 22
relatively modest • most modest • fairly modest • comparatively modest • extremely modest • ...
(1) relatively, comparatively
Kolokacji: 2
(4) extremely, exceedingly
Kolokacji: 2
(5) equally, similarly
Kolokacji: 2
(6) unusually, remarkably
Kolokacji: 2
1. unusually modest = wyjątkowo skromny unusually modest
2. remarkably modest = niezwykle skromny remarkably modest
  • Mr. Richardson is one of the great modern dancers of his time, a remarkably modest bravura performer with extraordinary technical skills.
  • "You come here to make a remarkably modest demand, which you have just stated, and it not being conceded, you will come again."
  • Prices at Su Casa are remarkably modest, making this informal restaurant a great family place.
  • The well-selected wine list, mostly American West Coast vintages, begins at $17, quite in keeping with the remarkably modest menu prices.
  • Despite the huge sums, I.B.M.'s risks seem remarkably modest.
  • The crypt, marked by a remarkably modest raised sandstone plaque, is usually adorned with fresh flowers.
  • Mr. Golisano's pay package, just under $750,000 a year, is remarkably modest, executive compensation experts say.
  • Mr. Geremek put forward a remarkably modest three-part proposal for negotiations.
  • But as they spoke, she found him to be remarkably modest about his work.
  • The scene was one of those mixed blessings emergency workers often experience: the injuries to people appeared remarkably modest; but for one person, there was no hope.
modest + preposición
Kolokacji: 8
modest in • modest about • modest by • modest to • modest with • ...

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