Sentence examples of "modest return" in English

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The older he grew, the more modest he became. Plus il vieillissait, plus il devenait modeste.

He left his hometown at the age of fifteen never to return. Il quitta sa ville natale à l'âge de quinze ans pour ne jamais revenir.

The union was modest in its wage demands. Le syndicat fut modéré dans ses revendications salariales.

I want to clean the house before my parents return. Je veux nettoyer la maison avant que mes parents reviennent.

She is a popular musician but very modest. C'est une musicienne populaire mais elle est très humble.

He went abroad, never to return. Il partit à l'étranger pour ne plus jamais revenir.

Their modest income doesn't allow for many luxuries. Leur revenu modeste ne leur permet pas beaucoup de gâteries.

We hope to return next year. Nous espérons revenir l'an prochain.

On this day in 1887 appeared in Warsaw a booklet of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof about the "International Language". Its size was modest, its motto ambitious: "For a language to be an international one, is not enough to call it as such." The name of the author was given as "Dr. Esperanto". Ce jour-là de 1887, parut à Varsovie, une brochure de Louis Lazare Zamenhof traitant de « Langue Internationale ». Sa taille était modeste, sa devise ambitieuse : « Pour qu'une langue soit internationale, il ne suffit pas de la nommer ainsi. » Comme nom d'auteur était indiqué : « Docteur Espéranto ».

They wanted to win the war quickly and return to normal life. Ils voulaient rapidement gagner la guerre et retourner à une vie normale.

The higher he rose in social rank, the more modest he became. Il est devenu de plus en plus humble alors qu'il montait l'échelle sociale.

Please cut short your vacation and return. Veuillez interrompre vos vacances et revenir.

I'm looking forward to the return of spring. J'attends avec impatience le retour du printemps.

I will have left when you return. Je serai parti avant votre retour.

He didn't specify when he would return. Il n'a pas spécifié quand il reviendrait.

It was because he was sick that he decided to return home. C'était parce qu'il était malade qu'il a décidé de rentrer à la maison.

For a refund, you must return the item unopened. Pour un remboursement, vous devez retourner l'article dans son emballage non ouvert.

I will have left here before you return. Je serai parti d'ici avant ton retour.

I will return your book on Tuesday if I have finished it. Je vous rendrai votre livre mardi si je l'ai fini.

I will return to the house before dark. Je reviendrai à la maison avant la nuit.

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