не страдать скромностью

English translation: (have) no false modesty

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Russian term or phrase:не страдать скромностью
English translation:(have) no false modesty
Entered by: Sona Petrosyan

08:19 May 20, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Marketing / Market Research / company profile
Russian term or phrase: не страдать скромностью
Какие варианты перевода вы могли бы предложить?
Контекст: Переводческая компания рекламирует свою деятельность и своих переводчиков как самых надежных и профессиональных. В конце раздела о себе она заявляет, что кроме всего прочего делает своих клиентов счастливыми (раздел так и зовется "Не страдаем скромностью").
Как бы ярко и интересно выразить мысль насчет скромности?
Мой черновой вариант: More than translation
Roman Bouchev
Russian Federation
Local time: 11:47
No false modesty
Explanation:
...about our success

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Sona Petrosyan
Armenia
Local time: 12:47
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8No false modesty
Sona Petrosyan
5WE don't suffer from any modesty
Paul Raines
4"We're not known for our modesty" or "we've got nothing to be modest about"
Blair Sheridan
4"When compliments are due they should be given"
Michael Korovkin
4Good and Knowing It
rns
4Why be modest?
Judith Hehir
3No modesty complex
Anna Beniash


Discussion entries: 2





  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"We're not known for our modesty" or "we've got nothing to be modest about"


Explanation:
I think something like that could work. Or, maybe a variant of Churchill's famous words "He is a modest man and has much about which to be modest."

Maybe "We've got nothing to be modest about?"

Blair Sheridan
Canada
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Native speaker of: English
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"When compliments are due they should be given"


Explanation:
since it's a heading...

сам себя не похвалишь - ходишь, как оплеванный!

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 10:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
No false modesty


Explanation:
...about our success

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Sona Petrosyan
Armenia
Local time: 12:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArmenianArmenian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LanaUK: without false modesty
10 mins
  -> Спасибо, Светлана!

agree  Denis Shepelev
13 mins
  -> Спасибо, Денис!

agree  Elena Slepukhina: Красиво и кратко
36 mins
  -> Спасибо большое, Елена!

agree  David Knowles: If anything, this is too short! How about "We have no false modesty"?
1 hr
  -> Thank you, yes, I think the long version is also possible.

agree  Leigh Mosley: I agree with Svetlana
2 hrs
  -> Большое спасибо!

agree  Lena Grainger
4 hrs
  -> спасибо, Лена!

agree  Ingunite
11 hrs

agree  cyhul
1 day 32 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
No modesty complex


Explanation:
Or, modest - we are not

Anna Beniash
United States
Local time: 04:47
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Good and Knowing It


Explanation:
 

rns
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Why be modest?


Explanation:
I think this would work nicely

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 04:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
WE don't suffer from any modesty


Explanation:
We don't "suffer" from any modesty;

we aren't exactly modest;

We are proud to show it.....

Paul Raines
Finland
Local time: 11:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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