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Meanings of modest in English

Portuguese
recatado
Spanish
moderado
Catalan
modest

Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance.

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        recatado

        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 English
                          1
                          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
                          4
                          Conclusions: TAP reduced transmission risk among HIV-positive MSM, although results are modest.
                          Pubmed
                          5
                          However, their goals needed to produce the initial game are quite modest.
                          Wired
                          6
                          Shooting and farming groups said the changes were modest and common sense.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          There are modest signs that capital market conditions are improving, Sutherland said.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          Next year will see our economy growing at a relatively modest pace.
                          The Irish Times
                          9
                          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
                          14
                          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
                          16
                          Stocks were down fractionally across Europe, extending a pattern of modest decline.
                          The Irish Times
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                          Catalan
                          modest
                          Modest through the time
                          Modest across language varieties
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Australia
                          Common
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