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06:39 Oct 9, 2009 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Government / Politics / policies and study | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Paul Lambert Sweden Local time: 16:17 | ||||||
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3 | fear of contact |
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3 | fear of stirring the pot |
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2 | fear of touch |
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fear of touch Explanation: Om det handlar om kroppslig beröring. Se http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haptephobia. Där nämns också olika alternativa namn: aphephobia, haphephobia, haphophobia, hapnophobia, haptephobia, haptophobia, thixophobia Alt. - fear of being touched, - fear of touching, - fear of touching and being touched |
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fear of contact Explanation: or: fear of intimacy or: reluctance to deal with (figurative) |
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fear of stirring the pot Explanation: This is the sense I get anyway. Nobody wants to approach a particular topic out of fear that it will affect some people negatively or cause a controversy. Again, if you could provide some more context it would be easier to be more certain. |
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