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English term or phrase:	loaded words
Spanish translation:	palabras con carga emocional
Entered by:	kironne

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03:45 Oct 13, 2006

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Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy / education

English term or phrase: loaded words

Which one of these can lead to a conflict

Using loaded words
speaking one at a time
listening carefully

Diana Collins
United States

palabras con carga emocional

Explanation:
Loaded words are words or phrases which have strong emotional overtones or connotations and which evoke strongly positive (or negative) reactions far beyond the specific meaning of the word which is listed in the dictionary.

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kironne
Chile
Local time: 17:22

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4 +2

palabras con carga emocional

kironne

5 +1

palabras conflictivas

Henry Hinds

3 +1

palabras con (alto) contenido emocional

Ana Brassara

palabras provocativas

MitsukoD

calificativos

AZjuancarlos

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peer agreement (net): +1

palabras con (alto) contenido emocional

Explanation:
Loaded words are words or phrases which have strong emotional overtones or connotations and which evoke strongly positive (or negative) reactions far beyond the specific meaning of the word which is listed in the dictionary.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_term

Ana Brassara
Local time: 18:22
Works in field
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Spanish
PRO pts in category: 125

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

palabras con carga emocional

kironne
Chile
Local time: 17:22
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Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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peer agreement (net): +1

palabras conflictivas

Explanation:
Lo dice todo.

Henry Hinds
Local time: 15:22
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 526

10 hrs confidence:

palabras provocativas

Explanation:
Otra opción.

load: "to phrase (a question, etc.) so as to elicit a desired answer or reaction". Webster's

MitsukoD
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

1 hr confidence:

calificativos

Explanation:
Using loaded words usar calificativos
speaking one at a time el hablar uno a la vez
listening carefully escuchar atentamente
I've also heard some people use "Palabras cargadas" a secas, but I'm not sure about that one.

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Note added at 18 hrs (2006-10-13 22:36:40 GMT)
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que tal connotación?

Example sentence(s):

El Gobierno censura calificativos contra Toledo.
Los calificativos contra el mexicano no cesaban… Lo llamaron baboso por su falta de tacto político…

Reference: http://www.laultima.com/noticia.php?id=18328&seccion=Pol%C3%...
Reference: http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_n...

AZjuancarlos
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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