Jun 30, 2011 07:39
12 yrs ago
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German term
20yrs experience. Style & fluidity.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
weitestgehend unkritisch toleriert
German to English
Medical
Psychology
Consultant psychiatrist report
Massive Gewichtszunahme sowie eine erhebliche Nierenfunktionsstoerung, die dringender aerztlicher Behandlung und Diagnostik beduerfte, wurden vom Betroffenen nicht zum Anlass genommen, entsprechende therapeutische Massnahmen einzleiten, statt dessen werden weitestgehend unkritisch die damit verbundenen erheblichen Beeintraechtigungen in der koerperlichen Befindlichkeit toleriert.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | accept more or less unquestioningly |
Gudrun Maydorn (X)
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| 2 +5 | couple of options for starters |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 3 +1 | largely tolerated without criticism/complaint |
Armorel Young
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| 3 +1 | almost completely ignored |
David Tracey, PhD
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| 3 | condoned/accepted/tolerated as far as possible/without further ado |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 3 | to the greatest extent tolerated without complaint |
Horst Huber (X)
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Change log
Jun 30, 2011 08:30: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) changed "Field (specific)" from "Medical (general)" to "Psychology"
Proposed translations
+4
41 mins
Selected
accept more or less unquestioningly
In this context I understand unkritisch to mean the opposite of kritisch hinterfragen.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: My interpretation, too.
5 mins
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thanks Brigitte
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| agree |
Jutta Scherer
2 hrs
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thanks Jutta
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| agree |
Jaime Hyland
: I've withdrawn my answer in favour of yours. Every day's a school day!
2 hrs
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thanks Jaime
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| agree |
RegineMac
: Agreed!
7 hrs
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thanks Regine
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to all"
14 mins
condoned/accepted/tolerated as far as possible/without further ado
I love German!
Example sentence:
...the resulting significant physical impairment has been/is tolerated without further ado.
.......impairment has been/is condoned as far as (this is) possible
+1
14 mins
largely tolerated without criticism/complaint
as a more or less literal translation
+1
15 mins
almost completely ignored
" I dont ever let pain prevent me from doing that which needs doing. I can feel it sure. I can also almost completely ignore it, but only when ..."
http://www.psychforums.com/antisocial-personality/topic64552...
http://www.psychforums.com/antisocial-personality/topic64552...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jutta Scherer
: another option, putting it neutrally
2 hrs
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Thank you, Jutta.
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| neutral |
Armorel Young
: I don't think tolerating something is the same as ignoring it - tolerating is about being aware of something and putting up with it, while ignoring is more about acting as though it weren't there at all.
4 hrs
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+5
18 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
47
couple of options for starters
-patient is not taking his/her condition at all seriously
-patient is unable to see his/herself in a critical light and simply accepts his/her condition
-patient is unable to see his/herself in a critical light and simply accepts his/her condition
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: That's how I see it, too - the patient seems unable to realise/does not want to realise that his condition is serious.
28 mins
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| agree |
Nicola Wood
: My understanding of the situation too.
1 hr
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| agree |
Jutta Scherer
2 hrs
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| agree |
Ramey Rieger (X)
: yes, much better!
4 hrs
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| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 7 hrs
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12 hrs
to the greatest extent tolerated without complaint
This is how I would parse the German; I'll leave the rest to native speakers.
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