Wunschformel
English translation: formulaic wish
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| 18:44 Sep 8, 2017 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Psychology / mindfulness meditation | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Herbmione Granger Germany Local time: 08:23 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | wish |
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| 4 | phrases expressing volition/good wishes |
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| 3 +1 | invocation/benediction/prayer |
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| 3 | hope formulations/expressions |
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33 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1wish Explanation: or possibly "affirmation," although that might not be quite the same thing |
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7 hrs confidence:
phrases expressing volition/good wishes Explanation: I would suggest -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2017-09-09 02:41:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volition_(psychology) Volition or will is the cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action. In this case, the idea is that the participants should send their heart-felt wishes |
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12 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1invocation/benediction/prayer Explanation: Nowadays, the trend is to believe we have the power within ourselves to create our reality and the reality around us. I tend to agree. All the same, although the language has made the word PRAYER something supplicating instead of affirming, I guess it's not appropriate - although that's what it is. |
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hope formulations/expressions Explanation: Formel > formulation/concrete expression of abstract idea https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorischer_Imperativ#.E2.80... I hope that you feel safe. I hope that you are happy. I hope that you are healthy. and so on -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2017-09-08 19:55:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Expressions of good wishes" for a stronger formulation. I wish for you happiness... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 hrs (2017-09-09 08:43:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I'm pretty sure this is more of directed positive thoughts than simply wishes that you hope come true. "I wish you health and happiness" experiment: http://users.rider.edu/~suler/happiness.html Examples of Wunschformeln: Gute Fahrt! Gute Besserung! Frohes neues Jahr! Prost! (last one not in the PDF below) http://www.iphras.eu/pdfs/for_teachers/routineformeln_a2-b2_... |
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