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12:54 Nov 15, 2006 |
German to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Psychology / Types of power | |||||||
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3 +2 | force of reality |
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3 | Power of Suggestion |
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2 | de facto power |
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Power of Suggestion Explanation: Power of Suggestion is the phenominon, in which a person reacts to a suggestion involutarily, for example: someone yawns; others who see this also yawn. The yawn suggests; "Du bist bestimmt muede." Although the person seeing the yawning might have slept well, the observer yawns as though tired. |
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de facto power Explanation: guess based on Koshnick's translation of faktisch with de facto.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2006-11-15 13:43:25 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- also found "power of facts" see http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=1479-5949(1937)3:19:4<220:T... for another interesting explanation in English - would appear to mean several things |
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force of reality Explanation: might fit in your context -- contrasting desirable but unrealistic objectives against real circumstances e.g.: We’re Living in the Dream World of George W. Bush by Gene Callahan Today, at last, the force of reality is beginning to compel them to acknowledge that their grand adventure in Iraq has gone terribly astray. ... www.lewrockwell.com/callahan/callahan162.html European Documentary Film Symposiums I could make a conclusion that these images illustrate the helplessness of reason in front of the destructive force of reality. It is possible that this is ... www.latfilma.lv/symposium/1999/4sim378.html |
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