Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to test out alternative behaviors

French translation:

essayer / tester

Added to glossary by FX Fraipont (X)
Oct 6, 2011 19:10
12 yrs ago
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English term

to test out alternative behaviors

English to French Medical Medical (general) BDD
The first few sessions may be done more than once a week. Some sessions may be done with the therapist in situations in which the anxiety is highest to observe BDD safety-seeking behaviors and to test out alternative behaviors.
Proposed translations (French)
4 +1 essayer / tester
4 +3 experimenter
Change log

Oct 11, 2011 11:05: FX Fraipont (X) Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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essayer / tester

des comportements alternatifs
Peer comment(s):

agree Tony M : I think 'test out' is appropriately rendered by 'tester' ('tester un noveau restaurant'); maybe 'essayer' too ('essayer une nouvelle robe' — to see if it fits!)
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experimenter

Not so much just trying it out, and with, I believe, a better feel in French than testing things out.

Although, perhaps other parts of the document suggest that it is more like 'trying it out' in a more casual, curiosity-driven approach, than 'experimenting' in a more methodical sense. In which case I'd say that FX is more on the ball here.

So, I suggest: Experimenter avec des comportements alternatifs.
Peer comment(s):

agree François Begon
3 mins
agree piazza d
32 mins
agree GILLES MEUNIER
5 hrs
neutral Tony M : I can't help feeling this might be more appropriate if the original had been 'experiment with ...'
10 hrs
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