Subject | Russian | English |
gen. | без ложной скромности | without false modesty (Tion) |
idiom. | без ложной скромности | not in a shy way (Vadim Rouminsky) |
ironic. | без ложной скромности | in all modesty (In all modesty, we'd probably have lost the game if I hadn't been playing. Val_Ships) |
gen. | без ложной скромности | no false modesty (dimock) |
inf. | скажу без ложной скромности | if I do say so myself (не хочу показаться нескромным, но...) used to soften praise people are giving themselves: It's a genius idea, if I do say so myself. I'm glad you like it. • I'm a pretty good golfer, if I say so myself. lexicallab.com 4uzhoj) |
gen. | скажу без ложной скромности | I can say in all modesty (VLZ_58) |
gen. | скажу без ложной скромности | I must say without false modesty |