att inte våga stå för vem man är

English translation: dare to show your true colours, stand up for yourself, show your true nature

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Swedish term or phrase:att våga stå för vem man är
English translation:dare to show your true colours, stand up for yourself, show your true nature
Entered by: Christine Andersen

08:56 Oct 21, 2011
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Swedish term or phrase: att inte våga stå för vem man är
The sentence goes:
Att inte våga stå för vem man är rimmar mycket illa med affärsmannaskap.

I know what it means but can't come up with a good English translation for it. Any help gratefully appreciated as I need the answer within an hour!!
Annabel Oldfield
Local time: 14:47
dare to show your true colours
Explanation:
If you are afraid to show your true colours ...

not having the courage of your convictions is another idea.

Best of luck!
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 14:47
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5dare to show your true colours
Christine Andersen
4 +2to not own up to one's own self/nature/potential
Elin Hellmark Kristoffersson
4 +2not daring to stand up for who you are
George Hopkins
5not daring to stay true to yourself
trsk2000 (X)
4not being proud of who you are
Hugh Curtis
4a lack of integrity
Catherine Brix
3Unwillingness to take a stand
Hans Wang


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to not own up to one's own self/nature/potential


Explanation:
Eller varianter därav. Det finns ju självklart en massa olika sätt att säga detta på, men detta var det första som dök upp i skallen på mig!

Elin Hellmark Kristoffersson
Sweden
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: Swedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Lambert: Yes, many ways to say it. Seeing this is a rush, I like yours best so far.
29 mins

agree  George Hopkins: Thank you Paul.
6 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
dare to show your true colours


Explanation:
If you are afraid to show your true colours ...

not having the courage of your convictions is another idea.

Best of luck!

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christopher Schröder: You get my vote for being most creative!
2 hrs

agree  Sven Petersson
2 hrs

agree  trsk2000 (X): I like it, very original
5 hrs

agree  Anna Grynfeld Smith
5 hrs

agree  TroyTempest: I would've opted for the second alternative, but the first is equally good
4 days
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
not being proud of who you are


Explanation:
Not sticking to your guns...

Hugh Curtis
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
not daring to stand up for who you are


Explanation:
Literally...

George Hopkins
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Linda Larsson (X)
44 mins
  -> Thank you Linda.

agree  Helen Johnson
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Helen.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a lack of integrity


Explanation:
integrity - adherence to a code of values: incorruptibility

Catherine Brix
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
not daring to stay true to yourself


Explanation:
just wanted to throw my hat in the ring, but big up my fellow Translators' suggestions!

trsk2000 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:47
Native speaker of: English
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10 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Unwillingness to take a stand


Explanation:
The opposite of being willing to take a stand.

Hans Wang
Local time: 08:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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