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Translations for „modest“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary (Go to Slovenian » English)

mod·est [ˈmɒdɪst] ADJ

1. modest (not boastful):

modest
modest

2. modest (fairly small):

modest income, increase
modest income, increase

3. modest (not elaborate):

modest furniture, house
modest furniture, house

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In order to supplement his modest salary as a professor, he took on a number of other posts.
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The people tend to view themselves as modest, independent and self-reliant.
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The population was 2,016, at the 2000 census, a modest increase over the 1990 figure of 1,761.
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With it all, he was modest and reserved almost to a fault.
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Even the most modest species reach about 60 cm.
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A few small industries were established resulting in a modest increase in population from 2,747 in 1911 to 3,414 in 2004.
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She was raised in a modest home with both of her parents, and is the middle child, with two older brothers and two younger brothers.
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The fans loved him for his modest and fair personality.
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The targets set by many developing countries are quite modest when compared with those in some industrialized countries.
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He came from a modest background, and ended up in a home when his parents divorced.
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