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Oppositional

French translation: revêche


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English term or phrase:oppositionnal
French translation:revêche
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20:26 Feb 2, 2002
English to French translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / Psychiatry
English term or phrase: Oppositional
Psychiatry report:

"There are some mornings when he comes to school tired and he's oppositional from the start of the day to the finish".
Marie-Christine Serra
Local time: 11:32
revêche
Explanation:
Se dit d'une personne (ou de son comportement) peu accomodante, peu maniable

Une autre option à "contrariant"
Selected response from:

Germaine
Canada
Local time: 06:32
Grading comment
Merci!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6oppositionnel
Steven Geller
4 +2contrariantFrédéric Guéreau
4 +1Steven is right
Maya Jurt
4Up to you!
Maya Jurt
4contrariantFrédéric Guéreau
4revêche
Germaine
4en contradiction / s'oppose à tout
madeleine van Zanten


  

Answers


18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
oppositionnel


Explanation:
Il s'agit de...

oppositional disorder = trouble oppositionnel

Steven Geller
Local time: 12:32
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maya Jurt: To prove your point, see below
36 mins
agree  Antoinette Verburg
1 hr
agree  irat56
1 hr
agree  Isabelle Louis: Parfait dans ce contexte psychiatrique
6 hrs
agree  Meri Buettner
13 hrs
agree  Electra
14 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
contrariant


Explanation:
HTH

Frédéric Guéreau
France
Local time: 12:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ALI DJEBLI
6 mins
agree  Germaine: car le psy décrit un comportement; il ne pose pas un diagnostic
1 day59 mins
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
en contradiction / s'oppose à tout


Explanation:
--

madeleine van Zanten
Switzerland
Local time: 12:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Steven is right


Explanation:
In a medical/psychological context, "oppositionel" is the right word: Here is what the GDT say.
médecine


1 / 1

oppositional defiant disorder trouble oppositionnel avec provocation n. m.

Déf. :
Ensemble de comportements agressifs, asociaux ou provocateurs survenant de façon répétitive et persistante, chez un enfant ou un adolescent, et qui entraînent une altération importante de son fonctionnement social, scolaire ou professionnel.

Note(s) :
Le trouble oppositionnel avec provocation constitue une catégorie diagnostique des classifications nosographiques psychiatriques utilisées en Europe et en Amérique. Ce trouble est habituellement diagnostiqué chez les enfants ou les adolescents, selon un ensemble de critères prédéfinis.

[Office de la langue française, 2001]


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Note added at 2002-02-02 21:23:13 (GMT)
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Points to Steven please, if you accept his answer.

Maya Jurt
Local time: 12:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Antoinette Verburg: Mind spelling: oppositioNNel
52 mins
agree  Ebenezer Boafo: it's oppositionnel
4 hrs
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1 day1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
revêche


Explanation:
Se dit d'une personne (ou de son comportement) peu accomodante, peu maniable

Une autre option à "contrariant"


    Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com
Germaine
Canada
Local time: 06:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 23
Grading comment
Merci!
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1 day22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
contrariant


Explanation:
I am sorry that you chose "revêche", since revêche is rather evocative of an old person (check in your dictionaries).
"contrariant" or even "oppositionnel" were better in this respect.



Frédéric Guéreau
France
Local time: 12:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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1 day22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Up to you!


Explanation:
Well, it's your choice. But Frédéric just told you what you have chosen.
Sorry, but this is wrooooong!

Maya Jurt
Local time: 12:32
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
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