modest

/ˈmɒdɪst/ adjective

Translation

NOT LARGE › not large in size or amount, or not expensive

az, cüz'i, mütevazı

a modest amount of money Their house is quite modest in size.18011425

NOT PROUD › If you are modest, you do not talk in a proud way about your skills or successes.

alçak gönüllü, mütevazı

He's very modest about his achievements.1013

modestly adverb ›

mütevazi bir miktarda, şekilde

(Definition of modest adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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