His statement was not too substantial, and the unnatural smile that covered his face and was intended, with its artificial ambiguity, to state what he had left unsaid, only conveyed that he was trying to overcome his insecurity.
Bere berbaldia ez zen luzeegi izan eta aurpegia estaltzen zion irribarre artifiziala, esan gabeak esateko anbiguotasun berariazkoaren jabe, segurtasunik eza disimulatua adierazteko soilik izan zen kapaz.