Thread: unapologetically

"бесцеремонно" (= "без церемоний")

может быть "недвусмысленно"

still I don't understand the sample phrase

Originally Posted by it-ogo

"бесцеремонно" (= "без церемоний")

может быть "недвусмысленно"

still I don't understand the sample phrase

Well, a simpler one "he spoke unapologetically in the interview"

недвусмысленно and бесцеремонно are not bad, but I guess just like the word "challenging" you just don't have a word for "unapologetically" in Russian. Maybe because being unapologetic in a constant state for Russians

Originally Posted by Valda

Well, a simpler one "he spoke unapologetically in the interview"

Still don't understand. There are many ways to speak tn the interview.

Well, coming from the word structure it should be "without apologies" or without some formal phrases to soften the speech. So "бесцеремонно" looks a good analog.

Or it is just "impolitely"? Or it is like "insistively"? Or it is like "without being ready for compromises"?

One more variant: непримиримо.

Originally Posted by Valda

недвусмысленно and бесцеремонно are not bad, but I guess just like the word "challenging" you just don't have a word for "unapologetically" in Russian. Maybe because being unapologetic in a constant state for Russians

Was I enough unapologetic?

Originally Posted by it-ogo

Well, coming from the word structure it should be "without apologies" or without some formal phrases to soften the speech. So "бесцеремонно" looks a good analog.

Yes, in the example Valda gave (about religious views), "unapologetically" means something very close to "candidly" or "bluntly" -- and we could also say "without ceremony" or "without beating around the bush."

The example with Bush is a bit different, it seems to me, because Bush knew perfectly well that many people were angry about the war and his critics wanted to hear a literal apology from him.