Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
uten å trekke seg
English translation:
without shying away
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Jan 28, 2012 13:51
12 yrs ago
Norwegian term
uten å trekke seg
Norwegian to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
report about a child in care
Familien hjelper gutten til å delta i lek om hverdagslige situasjoner, delta i samhandling uten å trekke seg unna hvis det er konflikter eller noe ikke lystbetont
obviously related to my preceding question, I am looking for a stylistically acceptable way of translating "delta i samhandling uten å trekke seg ".
"Participate in interaction without withdrawing", to me, sounds too forced and like a sporting event.
obviously related to my preceding question, I am looking for a stylistically acceptable way of translating "delta i samhandling uten å trekke seg ".
"Participate in interaction without withdrawing", to me, sounds too forced and like a sporting event.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | without shying away |
Hallvard Viken
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| 4 | without feeling anxious/shy/nervous |
tihomir
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| 4 | without pulling back |
Ditte Duclert
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Proposed translations
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3 hrs
Hallvard Viken
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Works in field
Norway
Sworn translator – Finance / IT expert
Native in: Norwegian 
, Norwegian (Bokmal)
Works in: Spanish to Norwegian, English to Norwegian, Danish to Norwegian, and 3 more.
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without shying away
"...participate without shying away"
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without feeling anxious/shy/nervous
If you feel like it is too strong, you can rephrase it to: "taking part in social situations without feeling any anxiety/shyness..."
"Withdrawal" is a term in psychology, which means something else, related to addiction.
"Withdrawal" is a term in psychology, which means something else, related to addiction.
Example sentence:
... helping the person to engage in a large social situation without feeling anxiety.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyness#Triggers.2C_traits_and_misperception
http://www.wisegeek.com/is-it-possible-to-overcome-social-phobia.htm
2 hrs
Ditte Duclert
Spain
Spain
Specializes in field
Spain
www.ear4language.com
Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish, Norwegian to Danish
without pulling back
(Sorry, I should have edited my previous answer instead of hiding it, and I can't seem to change it).
Maybe pulling back would work better?
Or without withdrawing emotionally?
Maybe pulling back would work better?
Or without withdrawing emotionally?
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