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el modista

dressmaker, seamstress

m o ˈd i s t a
mod fashion + ista person associated with a profession, activity, doctrine, or ideology
noun Rare #42,360
dressmaker, seamstress Usually refers to someone who makes or alters clothing, especially women's clothing, often custom-made.
SP: La modista me hizo un vestido para la boda.
EN: The dressmaker made me a dress for the wedding.

Mi abuela fue una modista.

My grandmother was a dressmaker.

Soy una modista, después de todo.

I'm a dressmaker, after all.

— Una gran mujer (Beanpole) (2019)

Ella pagó a la modista por su vestido.

She paid the dressmaker for her dress.

La modista nos matará.

The dressmaker will kill us.

— Una gran mujer (Beanpole) (2019)

Su ropa es la mejor publicidad para su modista.

Her clothes are the best advertising for her dressmaker.

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modesta m o ˈd e s t a