Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
False modesty aside
Chinese translation:
可以毫不谦虚地说
Added to glossary by
Jason Ma
Jan 15, 2008 14:09
16 yrs ago
English term
False modesty aside
English to Chinese
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
Other
False modesty aside, I've got to say it was better than good. Suddenly an image came, one from a dream his conscious mind had already forgotten,
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 +6 | 可以毫不谦虚地说 |
Jason Ma
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| 3 +3 | 不是假谦虚 |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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| 4 +1 | 咱也别充那谦虚的了 |
orientalhorizon
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| 3 | 不是我(老王賣瓜,自賣)自誇 |
ttyang
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| 3 | 不接着讲谦虚话 |
chica nueva
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Change log
Jan 17, 2008 07:13: Jason Ma Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Selected
可以毫不谦虚地说
意思很清楚,用汉语反倒不好说了.
Peer comment(s):
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ttyang
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Thanks.
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Jinhang Wang
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Thanks.
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orientalhorizon
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Thanks.
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Forrest Liang
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Thanks Forrest.
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Danbing HE
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Thank you Danbing.
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Yurek
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Thank you, Mr. Zhang.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "谢谢各位！"
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49 mins
不是假谦虚
不是假谦虚，我必须说，这比好还要更好。...
2 hrs
不是我(老王賣瓜,自賣)自誇
I agree with the suggestions of Wenjer and Jason. However, I try to imagine what I would say in Mandarin if I were in this situation. It occurred to me that I would probably say "不是我老王賣瓜, 自賣自誇". I don't know if this slang is common in China. At least "不是我自誇" could be another colloquial suggestion. Just for your reference.
7 hrs
chica nueva
Native in English
Works in field
http://youtube/iraVWQu3Zf8
Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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26
不接着讲谦虚话
false modesty = when a person pretends to have a low opinion of their own abilities or achievements eg He shows great pride in his work and has no false modesty about his success. (Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary)
joking aside = 不接着开玩笑
false modesty = 假装谦虚
more context 上文 might help.
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aside = apart; notwithstanding eg joking aside, I mean it. (Collins Concise English Dictionary)
joking aside = 不接着开玩笑
false modesty = 假装谦虚
more context 上文 might help.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-01-15 21:53:56 GMT)
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aside = apart; notwithstanding eg joking aside, I mean it. (Collins Concise English Dictionary)
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20 hrs
orientalhorizon
Native in Chinese
Banking,law,commerce,engineering
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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咱也别充那谦虚的了
这句话的意思是说，别玩假的，有什么说什么吧；且把那假惺惺的谦虚放到一边吧；咱就不玩那虚的了。按我们老家的土话就是“咱也别充那谦虚的了”。所以综合起来，“False modesty aside, I've got to say it was better than good.”就是说，“咱就不玩虚的了，我得说这不是一般的好。”
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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-01-16 11:14:07 GMT)
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如果是在说自己如何如何好，那就是平常人们可能会说的“不客气地讲，咱就是不一般”。
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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-01-16 11:51:34 GMT)
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有的时候，特别是在评论他人时，也有“他/她倒不是故做姿态”、“他/她倒不是惺惺作态”、“他/她一点都不装模作样，是那么说的或那么做的，心里也是那么想的”之意。
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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-01-16 11:14:07 GMT)
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如果是在说自己如何如何好，那就是平常人们可能会说的“不客气地讲，咱就是不一般”。
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Note added at 21 hrs (2008-01-16 11:51:34 GMT)
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有的时候，特别是在评论他人时，也有“他/她倒不是故做姿态”、“他/她倒不是惺惺作态”、“他/她一点都不装模作样，是那么说的或那么做的，心里也是那么想的”之意。
Discussion
抱歉不能提供更多上下文。而且原文似乎还没有这一句上下文多。
如果翻译成为“毫不夸张地说”是否可以？
Joe: Balb, you’re one in a million.
Me: Nah… you are.
J: Nah… just one in a hundred.
M: Hundred what?
J: Million.
M: Gago.