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självsyn

English translation: self-view

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Swedish term or phrase:självsyn
English translation:self-view
Entered by: Viachaslau

12:31 Dec 14, 2009
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general) / portrayals
Swedish term or phrase: självsyn
självsyn
Skildringen av skarvens glupska ålfångst och häckning i höga träd, vilkas lövverk förstörts av deras frätande spillning, antyder självsyn ...
self-interest?
TIA
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:28
self-view
Explanation:
not sure, but this may work
Selected response from:

Viachaslau
Sweden
Local time: 00:28
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4autoscopy
Paul Lambert
4self image
Kerstin Ketteman
2 +1self-view
Viachaslau


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
autoscopy


Explanation:
Manner of seeing oneself.

Paul Lambert
Sweden
Local time: 00:28
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nils Andersson: This is a very high-faluting term for a nature description
36 mins
  -> Thanks. Yes, that may be. It is just the first thing to come to mind. There may well be other ways of expressing this.
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
self-view


Explanation:
not sure, but this may work

Example sentence(s):
  • "We show that threats to an important self-view can momentarily shake one's confidence in that particular self-view, resulting in the choice of products that help restore confidence in that self-view," wrote the authors.
  • "Specifically, we show that the effects of lowered self-view confidence on consumer choice can be eliminated by both direct self-view bolstering strategies (for example, purchasing products to restore the specific shaken self-dimension) as well as indirec

    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Self-view
Viachaslau
Sweden
Local time: 00:28
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in BelarusianBelarusian
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nils Andersson: Fits OK
11 mins
  -> thank you, Nils!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
self image


Explanation:
Self image is one's perception of self, and it seems like this is how the term is being used in context.

Kerstin Ketteman
United States
Local time: 18:28
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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