Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
abstinens
English translation:
abstinence, withdrawal, forbearance, restraint
Added to glossary by
Tara Chace
Aug 31, 2006 23:55
17 yrs ago
Norwegian term
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Native English
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abstinens
Norwegian to English
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Psychoanalysis
The English word 'abstinence' doesn't work here.
"Han vektla den terapeutiske allianse og hadde lite sans for nøytralitet og abstinens."
"Sentrale begreper som abstinens og nøytralitet, passet ham dårlig."
"Han vektla den terapeutiske allianse og hadde lite sans for nøytralitet og abstinens."
"Sentrale begreper som abstinens og nøytralitet, passet ham dårlig."
Proposed translations
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Native in: English
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forbearance, restraint
Forbearance can mean to hold back or abstain from getting involved in a controversy (see link below). That seems to be the sense implied here.
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Comment: "Thanks. Yes, this is the meaning and I have found that 'abstinence' is, in fact, used this way in English in psychiatric "fagspråk", so I am closing the question already.
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