Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
choroba społeczna
English translation:
social disease // lifestyle disease
Added to glossary by
Caryl Swift
Jan 27, 2007 14:39
17 yrs ago
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Polish term
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choroba społeczna
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No bo przecież nie "social disease"? ;-)
Proposed translations
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| 2 +2 | social disease |
Caryl Swift
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| 4 +2 | social disease |
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Proposed translations
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social disease
Tis certainly exists - as a term for sexually transmitted disease and as a term for a didease which has a high icidence rate amongst a specific socioeconomic group. It can also be used to describe things which are perceived by the speaker/write to be be damaging to society e.g. 'Smoking is a social disease'.
It is, however, rather difficult to be sure since you give us no context.
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Typos - 'tHis certainly'; 'diSease'; iNcidence'; 'speaker/writeR'. Sorry about that.
It is, however, rather difficult to be sure since you give us no context.
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http://tinyurl.com/2c58j2
http://tinyurl.com/yvtjck
http://tinyurl.com/2w6h2
http://tinyurl.com/2x7bn5
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Typos - 'tHis certainly'; 'diSease'; iNcidence'; 'speaker/writeR'. Sorry about that.
Peer comment(s):
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Piotr Sawiec
: We usually used this term to describe the disease with an adverse effect on society, so this is the second definition you provided.
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Thank you :-)
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Marcelina Haftka
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Thank you :-)
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social disease
A disease having its highest incidence among socioeconomic groups predisposed to it by a given set of adverse living or working conditions.
http://www.answers.com/topic/social-disease
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Lifestyle disease:
A disease associated with the way a person or group of people lives. Lifestyle diseases include atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke; obesity and type 2 diabetes; and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse. Regular physical activity helps prevent obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, colon cancer, and premature mortality.
NO, TO PASUJE :)
http://www.answers.com/topic/social-disease
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Lifestyle disease:
A disease associated with the way a person or group of people lives. Lifestyle diseases include atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke; obesity and type 2 diabetes; and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse. Regular physical activity helps prevent obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, colon cancer, and premature mortality.
NO, TO PASUJE :)
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