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hypervigilant sur un fond de méfiance

English translation: hypervigilance characterized by mistrust


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French term or phrase:hypervigilant sur un fond de méfiance
English translation:hypervigilance characterized by mistrust
Entered by: MatthewLaSon
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00:51 Sep 28, 2006
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Medical - Psychology / Psychiatry
French term or phrase: hypervigilant sur un fond de méfiance
Characteristics of a patient with PTSD and Borderline PD. It is really the words "sur un fond de" that I would like help with, since hypervigilance and mistrust are no strangers to me! ;-)
Rafael Wugalter
Canada
Local time: 14:52
hypervigilance characterized by mistrust
Explanation:
Hello,

Hypervigilance is literally "on a background of mistrust."
This means that mistrust is the cause of this hypervigilance experienced by the person in question. One could say that this case of hypervigilance is characterized by mistrust (the background of mistrust is what "colors" this mistrust).

I hope this helps.
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MatthewLaSon
Local time: 14:52
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Thanks to all for their help!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5hypervigilance characterized by mistrustMatthewLaSon
4hyper-watchfulness with backgound wariness/and basically wary/with basic warinessAnna Maria Augustine at proZ.com
4hypervigilant due to basic/general mistrust
Diane de Cicco
3hypervigilance with underlying mistrust
a05
3 -1born ofxxxCMJ_Trans


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hyper-watchfulness with backgound wariness/and basically wary/with basic wariness


Explanation:
With wariness in the backgound

Harrap's

Anna Maria Augustine at proZ.com
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
hypervigilance characterized by mistrust


Explanation:
Hello,

Hypervigilance is literally "on a background of mistrust."
This means that mistrust is the cause of this hypervigilance experienced by the person in question. One could say that this case of hypervigilance is characterized by mistrust (the background of mistrust is what "colors" this mistrust).

I hope this helps.


MatthewLaSon
Local time: 14:52
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Thanks to all for their help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patrice
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  Assimina Vavoula
1 hr
  -> Thanks you!
agree  Miranda Joubioux
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  nicole gelister: I agree entirely. N
6 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Yolanda Broad: or, using your own "colors," *colored by mistrust"? But "characterized" is more professional...
10 hrs
  -> Thank you! I agree fully with your comment.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hypervigilant due to basic/general mistrust


Explanation:
sur un fond de = on a background of/ with a general attitude of

Diane de Cicco
France
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hypervigilance with underlying mistrust


Explanation:
an option

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Note added at 7 hrs (2006-09-28 07:56:14 GMT)
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or even "underpinned by mistrust"

a05
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
born of


Explanation:
could be a simple solution

xxxCMJ_Trans
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  nicole gelister: born out of ??but not the meaning here I think.. N
1 hr
  -> we do not say "born out of" in UK English and I fear you have misunderstood - autrement dit, à mon avis, vous avez le droit de ne pas être d'accord avec moi mais le contraire est également vrai
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