Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bad spirits (in this case)
English answer:
Negative attitude
Added to glossary by
Mwananchi
Mar 4, 2006 14:52
18 yrs ago
English term
Sanjiv Sadan (X)
bad spirits (in this case)
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Medical
Medical (general)
18. Why might patients who are treated for the disease not improve?
1) drug does not work; 2) patient does not complete treatment; 3) gets treatment too late; 4) other disease kills them; 5) bad spirits; 6) complications of treatment;
What exactly does bad spirits mean in this case?
1) drug does not work; 2) patient does not complete treatment; 3) gets treatment too late; 4) other disease kills them; 5) bad spirits; 6) complications of treatment;
What exactly does bad spirits mean in this case?
Responses
| 4 +9 | Negative attitude |
Mwananchi
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| 4 +1 | Bad State of Mind |
Morad Safe (X)
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| 4 | evil/mean spirits/souls |
Walter Landesman
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Responses
+9
9 mins
Selected
Negative attitude
Lack of faith or lost hope. Heartbreak.
Peer comment(s):
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Kurt Porter
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Thanks Mr Porter
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Marie-Hélène Hayles
: yes, this is certainly a possibility! I didn't think of it myself as I was misled by the voodoo explanation - a native speaker would normally term it "poor spirits".
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Indeed
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Peter Shortall
1 hr
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Thanks
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Isodynamia
1 hr
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Thanks
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Dave Calderhead
1 hr
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Thanks
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humbird
: Lost hope, heartbreak ... in Western (or modern, or main stream) English. We need to remember that India is a country full of tradition, yet English is their official language.
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Thanks
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Seema Ugrankar
8 hrs
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Thanks
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Alfa Trans (X)
19 hrs
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Thanks
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Jörgen Slet
15 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all of you."
+1
13 mins
Bad State of Mind
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Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: 'low spirits' / 'low morale' seems the most likely explanation // Oh yes, indeed, I was agreeing with you, just adding some more synonyms in case it helped!
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Actually chips of the same block.
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3 hrs
Walter Landesman
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
evil/mean spirits/souls
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