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la modestie

/mɔ.dɛs.ti/ noun · feminine B2
  1. modesty

Plural modesties

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Le regard du ministre de la Police se tourna avec une expression de profond dépit sur Villefort, qui inclina la tête avec la modestie du triomphe.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 106 · C1
— Mais oui, répondit Cavalcanti avec un accent plein de modestie.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 964 · C1

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