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qualms of conscience

Spanish translation: reparos de conciencia

12:32 Oct 1, 2018
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Psychology / Manipulative people
English term or phrase: qualms of conscience
Context:

The inner emotional turmoil a neurotic personality experiences most often arises from “conflicts” between their basic instinctual drives and their qualms of conscience.

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Maria Iglesia Ramos
Spain
Spanish translation:reparos de conciencia
Explanation:
Se trata de expresión común en castellano referida a aquello que nos limita a la hora de hacer -que parece ser lo que expresa el orig8nal- versus remordimientos por lo ya hecho.

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Note added at 21 mins (2018-10-01 12:53:59 GMT)
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... y sus propios escrúpulos
sería otra opción equivalente...
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Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 14:56
Grading comment
coincido
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4reparos de conciencia
Chema Nieto Castañón
3 +3los reparos/ escrúpulos/ las objeciones/ exigencias de su/la conciencia
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
2escrúpulos que resultan/emergen de la consciencia
Barbara Cochran, MFA


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
reparos de conciencia


Explanation:
Se trata de expresión común en castellano referida a aquello que nos limita a la hora de hacer -que parece ser lo que expresa el orig8nal- versus remordimientos por lo ya hecho.

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Note added at 21 mins (2018-10-01 12:53:59 GMT)
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... y sus propios escrúpulos
sería otra opción equivalente...

Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 14:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 311
Grading comment
coincido
Notes to answerer
Asker: Sí, coincide con la respuesta de Bea, muy acertadas. Gracias


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Exacto, estaba escribiendo mientras ponías tu respuesta.
5 mins
  -> ;) un placer coincidir contigo!
agree  Natalia Pedrosa
12 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Natalia ;)
agree  JohnMcDove
7 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, John!
agree  MarinaM
9 hrs
  -> Gracias, Marina!
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
los reparos/ escrúpulos/ las objeciones/ exigencias de su/la conciencia


Explanation:
qualm n usually plural (feeling of conscience) aprensión nf
recelo nm
escrúpulo
http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=qua...

Entiendo que no se trata de los reproches que pueda hacer la conciencia a posteriori (remordimiento), sino de la intervención disuasoria de la conciencia, dicho en forma coloquial, las pegas que pone la conciencia.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 14:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1410
Notes to answerer
Asker: @Bea, exactamente, hay que diferenciar bien esta idea, que no se trata simplemente, como bien dices Bea, de "remordimientos" o reproches de conciencia sino de ruminaciones disuasorias. Perfecto, gracias, según eso habrá que elegir la traducción adecuada. Gracias


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  patinba: Cierto!
51 mins
  -> Gracias colega - Bea
agree  JohnMcDove
7 hrs
  -> Gracias John - Bea
agree  MarinaM
9 hrs
  -> Gracias Marina - Bea
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
escrúpulos que resultan/emergen de la consciencia


Explanation:
Otra opción.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 08:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27
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