Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
sans complaisance
English translation:
uncompromising / without sugar coating
French term
Translation is depth of the passion
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, Portuguese to English
sans complaisance
It related to National Health Policy.
Non-PRO (2): Tony M, GILLES MEUNIER
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Proposed translations
uncompromising
This report paints an uncompromising picture of the main problems and challenges faced by the sector in future years.
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Tony M
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Thanks Tony!
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Laurette Tassin
43 mins
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Thanks Laurette!
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Lisa Jane
2 hrs
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Thanks Lisa Jane!
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katsy
7 hrs
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Thanks Katsy!
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Philippa Smith
2 days 16 mins
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Thanks Philippa!
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David Hayes
2 days 1 hr
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GILLES MEUNIER
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pulls no punches
Depends on register of course — you don't tell us what the actual context is?
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Guillaume Brownlie Pacteau
24 mins
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Merci, Guillaume !
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Julia Burgess
: If the register is right, of course.
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Thanks, Julia!
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StefanoFarris
: This report pulls no punches in presenting...IT SOUNDS RIGHT !
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Thanks, Stefano!
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Unreservedly
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Tony M
: Doesn't really quite fit in the context as given: it basically means 'without any reservations', and is typically used e.g. in a reference recommending someone. The nuance here is somewhat different.
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Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
without sugar coating it/complacency
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Daryo
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Thank you Daryo !!
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Jean-Claude Gouin
: Without sugar coating it ...
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Thank you 1045 !!
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starkly
The advantage of this would be that it is not a particularly colloquial expression (which, from the little context we have, doesn't seem to me to fit the tone and style) and doesn't require recasting the sentence.
An example or two:
"Today's report starkly presents the core of some of the problems in Bahrain's continued unrest."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-dooley/us-highlights-bah...
"This welcome new study – the first of its kind – starkly presents the unarguable reality about the conditions that men, women and children are enduring in the Calais camps."
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-les/gees/resea...
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Jennifer Levey
: "uncompromisingly" is good.
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Yes, I think it would work well. Thanks, Robin.
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Lisa Jane
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Thank, Lisa! Happy New Year :)
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Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
in no uncertain terms
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
unequivocally
Definition of unequivocal
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: leaving no doubt : clear, unambiguous
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unequivocal
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