pådyvlas

English translation: imposed

21:00 Feb 3, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / mentality towards work
Swedish term or phrase: pådyvlas
Man pådyvlas det på jobbet, råkar ut för det i medicinska sammanhang....

beforehand, the beginning of an argument is posited where positive thinking is forced upon people and how realistic expectations are often misconstrued as negative thoughts...
Mel Willetts (X)
Sweden
Local time: 13:40
English translation:imposed
Explanation:
I think they're just repeating that a (falsely) positive attitude is forced upon them at work, but you could use "imposed" as an alternative.
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JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 13:40
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3 +4imposed
JaneD
4 -1be blamed for
asptech


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
imposed


Explanation:
I think they're just repeating that a (falsely) positive attitude is forced upon them at work, but you could use "imposed" as an alternative.

JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 13:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Kynerd: Yep.
5 mins
  -> Thanks Tim

agree  Sven Petersson
13 mins
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agree  Michele Fauble
28 mins
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agree  Anna Herbst: Or it's forced on you as the asker suggests.
4 days
  -> Thanks Anna
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
be blamed for


Explanation:
The meaning of this somewhat archaic pejorative is that a person is purported to have a certain characteristic or opinion (which this person does not agree with or will not admit).

asptech
Local time: 13:40
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Anna Herbst: Good explanation, but the English translation does not mean the same thing.
3 days 18 hrs
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