Jan 23, 2019 21:13
5 yrs ago
English term

most of the covertaggressives I’ve encountered

English to Spanish Art/Literary Psychology Manipulative People
Context:

While some covert-aggressives are to some extent neurotic and therefore prone to deceiving themselves about their aggressive intentions, most of the covertaggressives I’ve encountered have been primarily character disordered, striving primarily to conceal their true intentions and aggressive agendas from others.

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Discussion

Maria Iglesia Ramos (asker) Jan 24, 2019:
@all el quid de la cuestión en esta frase es evitar la repetición en "While some covert-aggressives"... "most of the covertaggressives I’ve encountered":

Aunque algunas personalidades agresivas encubiertas son en cierta medida neuróticas y, por tanto, propensas a engañarse a sí mismas con respecto a sus intenciones agresivas, la mayoría de las que he encontrado..."

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la mayoría de agresivos encubiertos [de sujetos/personalidades]

Agresivos encubiertos o personas/pacientes/sujetos con agresividad encubierta, por ejemplo.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2019-01-24 03:18:59 GMT)
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Por supuesto, también puedes -y debes- plantearte la posibilidad de traducir como agresores encubiertos. Esta posibilidad, claro, es discretamente infiel tal vez pero resulta algo más fácilmente digerible en castellano...
Peer comment(s):

agree JohnMcDove : Pues sí, señor. :-) /./ Pues hablando de cosas viejunas, mi padre solía hablar de "un siseñor con las patas verdes"... y héteme aquí que no era una invención suya: http://rociodiazgomez.blogspot.com/2015/05/el-sisenor-de-las...
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¡Sin la coma mejor, vaya! "Sí señor" es alocución estimulante mientras que "sí, señor", aparte de vosear (o será por ello), me hace sentir viejuno ;) ¡Saludos, John! // Qué bueno lo de con patas verdes «Un siseñor, un mande usted y una escoba para barrer»
agree Mónica Algazi
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Muchas gracias, Mónica!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "excelente, gracias Chema"
1 day 7 hrs

la mayoría de los agresivos pasivos que he encontrado

people who are not openly agressive, but still they are
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