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Meanings of modest in anglès

portuguès
recatado
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modest

Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance.

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modest

Limited in size or scope.

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Low or inferior in station or quality.

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Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.

Usage of modest in anglès
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Asia ex-Japan and Europe, Middle East & Africa funds saw modest inflows.
Reuters
2
United Fruit Company paid Guatemala's government modest sums in exchange for land.
Wired
3
It left open the possibility of modest rate rises later this year.
Reuters
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Conclusions: TAP reduced transmission risk among HIV-positive MSM, although results are modest.
Pubmed
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However, their goals needed to produce the initial game are quite modest.
Wired
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Shooting and farming groups said the changes were modest and common sense.
The Guardian
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There are modest signs that capital market conditions are improving, Sutherland said.
Reuters
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Next year will see our economy growing at a relatively modest pace.
The Irish Times
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Expectations for significant international repercussions from Iran's election result are generally modest.
The Guardian
10
The project has been a great success for a relatively modest budget.
The Irish Times
11
Under standardized animal husbandry conditions, PLP-A possesses modest effects on reproductive performance.
Pubmed
12
Conclusions: Although highly significant, the overall effect sizes for medication were modest.
Pubmed
13
Still, stock losses were modest given the scale of their recent rise.
Reuters
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However, this point played only a modest role in the court's judgment.
The Guardian
15
We hope to get a modest deal, said CAW President Ken Lewenza.
Reuters
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Stocks were down fractionally across Europe, extending a pattern of modest decline.
The Irish Times
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català
modest
Modest through the time
Modest across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
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