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Modest Adjective Mütevazı  /ˈmɒdɪst  ˈmɑːd Alçak Gönüllü B2 

Level B2 
Kind adjective
Front modest 
IPA  /ˈmɒdɪst  ; US ˈmɑːd- / adjective
Back alçak gönüllü; mütevazı
Back 2

modest (adjective)

 /ˈmɒdɪst  ; US ˈmɑːd- / adjective
 
 1 not very large
alçak gönüllü; mütevazı
 We stayed in a modest hotel.
 a modest pay increase
 2 not talking too much about your own abilities, good qualities, etc.
utangaç, mahcup
 She got the best results in the exam but she was too modest to tell anyone.
 look at HUMBLE1, PROUD
 3 (used about a woman's clothes) not showing much of the body
mütevazı
 

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