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purposeful behavior

Spanish translation: conducta intencionada.


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English term or phrase:purposeful behavior
Spanish translation:conducta intencionada.
Entered by: Viviana Paddrik
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13:18 Nov 24, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / Interview
English term or phrase: purposeful behavior
We’ll put that down with a little bit more – it involves another person, we’ll put it there with the finger biting as kind of one of the maybe a little more complicated. Alright, the next thing we’re going to talk about is any more complicated movement tics? You gave a perfect example, just a finger movement kind of blends in, but kind of bringing it up and biting – especially when it leaves… leaves a little mark there, it looks more like some actually behavior – something you’re actually doing whether you intend to or not. Are there other tics that look like more *purposeful behavior* that has happened in the last week? I think your example is also a good one. Anything else before I kind of read a list of common ones to you? This could be like sniffing things, or…
Verónica Lassa
Argentina
Local time: 18:43
conducta intencionada.
Explanation:
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Note added at 11 mins (2011-11-24 13:30:07 GMT)
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También conducta deliberada.
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Viviana Paddrik
Local time: 17:43
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Many thanks!!
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4 +8conducta intencionada.
Viviana Paddrik


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
conducta intencionada.


Explanation:
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Note added at 11 mins (2011-11-24 13:30:07 GMT)
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También conducta deliberada.

Viviana Paddrik
Local time: 17:43
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
Many thanks!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rafael Molina Pulgar
2 mins
  -> ¡Gracias! Rafael.

agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: una conducta más intencionada/deliberada
20 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Beatriz.

agree  isabel murillo
20 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Isabel.

agree  Mercedes Marta Moreno
1 hr
  -> Gracias Mercedes y saludos.

agree  Christine Walsh: Me gusta 'deliberada'
1 hr
  -> Gracias Christine. Saludos

agree  MPGS: :)
1 hr
  -> ¡Gracias! Saludos.

agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
1 hr
  -> Gracias Claudia y saludos.

agree  celiacp
1 day10 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Celia. Saludos.
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Changes made by editors
Dec 4, 2011 - Changes made by Viviana Paddrik:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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