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psycopaths often calim to settle for second best

Spanish translation: con frecuencia los psicópatas afirman que se conforman con el segundo lugar

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English term or phrase:psycopaths often claim to settle for second best
Spanish translation:con frecuencia los psicópatas afirman que se conforman con el segundo lugar
Entered by: Claudia Luque Bedregal

03:35 May 26, 2012
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Social Sciences - Psychology / psycology
English term or phrase: psycopaths often calim to settle for second best
As mentioned, psychopaths often claim to settle for second best (being their own worst enemy) and then think they deserve better. This may be manifested in the way they seek power -- either through money (i.e. material goods), manipulation and/or treating people as objects. By enacting such behaviours, the psychopath is also trying to "get back" at society and the world, in order to gain retribution. They will spend their entire lives doing this, whether they are rich or poor, or whatever their social background may be, although studies have shown that they often come from an impoverished or lower socio- economic background and/or social status. (In one of Dr. Donald Black's studies, many of the men were "overwhelmingly white, blue collar, lower middle class, and married, and most had not graduated from high school." [Black, 14]). (Let me add, despite Dr. Blacks' studies, psychopaths can still exist in any social class.
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con frecuencia los psicópatas afirman que se conforman con el segundo lugar
Explanation:
Una sugerencia.
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
Italy
Local time: 05:21
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4con frecuencia los psicópatas afirman que se conforman con el segundo lugar
Claudia Luque Bedregal
4psicópatas siempre dicen que se quedan como plato de segunda/ que no reciben lo mejor
Juan Pablo Sans
4los psicópatas a menudo afirman decidirse por la segunda mejor opción
boudica2011


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
psicópatas siempre dicen que se quedan como plato de segunda/ que no reciben lo mejor


Explanation:
Es eso

Juan Pablo Sans
Mexico
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 3
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
con frecuencia los psicópatas afirman que se conforman con el segundo lugar


Explanation:
Una sugerencia.

Claudia Luque Bedregal
Italy
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: "afirman que se conforman" es exactamente lo que significa "claim to settle"
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Charles. Buen fin de semana :)
agree  Viviana Paddrik
9 hrs
  -> Gracias Viviana. Un saludo.
agree  anademahomar: yo agregaría "que deben conformarse" o "que tienen que conformarse" para expresar que está fuera de su control, que es algo impuesto por la sociedad, que no es culpa suya. IMHO
10 hrs
  -> Gracias por tu opinión Ana. Un saludo.
agree  José Julián
11 hrs
  -> Gracias José Alberto. Un saludo.
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
los psicópatas a menudo afirman decidirse por la segunda mejor opción


Explanation:
Puse el link de una traducción del artículo How Psychopaths View Their World



    Reference: http://quantumfuture.net/sp/pages/PP_comoven.html
boudica2011
Local time: 20:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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