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French: sidération

English translation: paralysis







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French term or phrase:sidération
English translation:paralysis
Entered by:Vanessa Lindsey
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Philosophy
French term or phrase: sidération
Philosophical speech on landmines.

Context:
"La pratique qui consiste à infester des pays de bombes à retardement créant une situation d’ingérabilité économique et d’insécurité, voire de sidération psychique sur des périodes de l’ordre d’une dizaine d’année ou plus, appartient de plein droit à cet horizon de la transformation de certaines populations en déchets qu’on écoule à un rythme raisonnable"
Vanessa Lindsey
United Kingdom
paralysis
Explanation:
it's a medical term...sideration (sans accent) in English. Paralysis would work well in this context

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http://www.igt-southbend.org/define1.htm
Psychic Paralysis: A condition in which a person is fully awake but is unable to move.

possible synonyms here would be: disablement and impotence.
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Aisha Maniar
United Kingdom
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thank you
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3paralysisAisha Maniar
3stress
Yolanta Vlaykov
3 -1siderationAlbert Golub


  


Answers

2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
sideration

Explanation:
sidération n. f.
Équivalent(s) English sideration



Définition :
Suspension brutale et complète des fonctions d'un ou de plusieurs organes.


Note(s) :
Le terme anglais s'applique aussi à l'étincelage (électrothérapie).
bonne chance


Albert Golub
France
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree Richard Nice: to technical. French speakers are used to this kind of imposing Latinism, not us. And sidĂ©rĂ© is in daily use. Well, everyday use.
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stress

Explanation:
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or
tension

Yolanta Vlaykov
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
paralysis

Explanation:
it's a medical term...sideration (sans accent) in English. Paralysis would work well in this context

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-10-07 11:23:32 GMT)
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http://www.igt-southbend.org/define1.htm
Psychic Paralysis: A condition in which a person is fully awake but is unable to move.

possible synonyms here would be: disablement and impotence.

Aisha Maniar
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Johanne Bouthillier
48 mins
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agree xxxRomEst
3 hrs
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agree Dylan Edwards: mental paralysis
6 hrs
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