- modest in one's wishes
- modest in one's wishes (claims, demands, speaking) скромный в своих желаниях (притязаниях, требованиях, в своём разговоре)
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
modest in one's wishes
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