فروتن Anglais:

He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.

Both teachers and students should wear modest clothes at school.

Generally speaking, Japanese women are modest.

You can get good food for a modest sum at the restaurant.

After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.

modest income/salary

Are you being modest or bigheaded?

The manager implied that a modest man was suitable for the position.

Dealing with actual Coruscant citizens instead of Lothal expatriates would move her a modest step up the social ladder.

he was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise

The budget for climate change is modest.

The modestly-priced hostels usually offer bed and breakfast only (B&B).

drink modest amounts of alcohol / it was a nice wedding, necessarily Modest / modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee

Australia has long had a remarkably good university system, and used relatively modest levels of public investment in higher education very effectively.

someone who is modest does not want to talk about their abilities or achievements (He was always modest about his role in the Everest expedition.)

The little prince rightly guessed that she was not exactly modest, but she was so lovely to behold!

your humble servant

Luciano, the underdog in the match, will be trying to make the champ eat humble pie.

I was charmed with it, adopted it, dropped my abrupt contradiction and positive argumentation, and put on the humble inquirer and doubter.

Last time I sent out my humble work, the afterword to "left-right", written on the promise that you'd keep it secret from him, this time it's the afterword to that afterword.

I would at last be humble and learn something from my father!

I feel it unfortunate that there is little of this kind of humble attitude amongst Japanese debaters.

The garden in which stands my humble abode is separated only by a lane from Rosings Park, her ladyship's residence.

I just need to stay humble and do my best to get a better job

Oskar Kawala was humble.

humble = modest. The definition of modest is someone or something that is humble or shy.

According to Catholic doctrine, women should be humble.

Ruth is one of the most gifted and humble people I have ever worked with.

She was humbled by the unexpected defeat.

One night in Bangkok make's a hard man humble Not much between despair and ecstasy One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble Can't be too careful with your company