Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
deformación profesional
English translation:
occupational habit
Added to glossary by
tazdog (X)
Mar 22, 2005 15:25
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term
deformación profesional
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
When a psychologist analyzes everybody even out of his/her office, when a translator always finds mistakes in texts even when he/she's reading a book for pleasure; those things professionals do without really meaning to do them because they're so into their professions they cannot help it.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
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Spanish term (edited):
deformaci�n profesional
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occupational habit
“Occupational habit” is one I’ve heard:
The kind of work a person does often becomes an occupational habit and carries over into his spare time.
A television panelist on a guessing show gets in the habit of thinking on his seat. Ask him a question away from the program and the character usually has to sit down before he can answer.
A banker goes home and if his wife wants household money, he may demand that his poor spouse pony up collateral or arrange a co-signer for a loan.
http://home.no.net/ewing/p-31.htm
The fact that I did not include a hyphen in my domain name could be attributed to carelessness; or also to the fact that I'm a computer programmer -- running words together without spaces or hyphens is an occupational habit.
http://www.readin.com/notes/site/whatsinaname.html
The kind of work a person does often becomes an occupational habit and carries over into his spare time.
A television panelist on a guessing show gets in the habit of thinking on his seat. Ask him a question away from the program and the character usually has to sit down before he can answer.
A banker goes home and if his wife wants household money, he may demand that his poor spouse pony up collateral or arrange a co-signer for a loan.
http://home.no.net/ewing/p-31.htm
The fact that I did not include a hyphen in my domain name could be attributed to carelessness; or also to the fact that I'm a computer programmer -- running words together without spaces or hyphens is an occupational habit.
http://www.readin.com/notes/site/whatsinaname.html
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Comment: "Thanks, Cindy!"
2 mins
Xenia Wong
Native in Spanish
&
English
Excellence-promptness-guarantee-20 yrs.
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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64
Spanish term (edited):
deformaci�n profesional
professional distortions / deformations
sug.
3 mins
job conditioning
their job has really got to them
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they cannot leave their jobs behind (when they go home from the office)
they\'re obsessed with their jobs
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they can never forgot about work. Comment made to me at home when I remark on translation standards or poor interpreting on TV - can\'t you forget about work for once?
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Note added at 2005-03-22 15:29:36 (GMT)
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they cannot leave their jobs behind (when they go home from the office)
they\'re obsessed with their jobs
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Note added at 2005-03-22 15:31:39 (GMT)
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they can never forgot about work. Comment made to me at home when I remark on translation standards or poor interpreting on TV - can\'t you forget about work for once?
4 mins
Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Argentina
the help you need to convey your message
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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20
to see everything through a professional lens
to see everything through the eyes of your profession/ trade
8 mins
busman's holiday
Busman's Holiday:
Free time spent in much the same pursuit as one's work.
Free time spent in much the same pursuit as one's work.
14 mins
Adriana de Groote
Guatemala
Guatemala
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Guatemala
Precise & properly researched jobs
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
72
Spanish term (edited):
deformaci�n profesional
occupational tendency / conditioning
Creo que podría servirte algo así. Suerte y un gran abrazo.
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3 hrs
Christina Courtright
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
ATA-certified Spa > Eng legal translator
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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19
Spanish term (edited):
deformaci�n profesional
occupational hazard
This term has 2 meanings - the conventional (dangers at work) and a very popular usage today which means obsessing about your work too much, for example:
Peter Sandman: Risk Communication and the War Against Terrorism
... That’s an occupational hazard of consultants. Even more than usual, ...following the crisis without obsessing over it; and still managing to live ...
http://www.psandman.com/col/9-11.htm - 64k -
troubled diva: regular transmissions resumed. ... I have been feeling bad about this all week, and I need to stop obsessing
about it. ... A blogger’s occupational hazard? Yes, I suppose so. ...
www.troubled-diva.com/2002_ 04_21_troubled-diva_archive.html -
articles : Igniting a Moral and Spiritual Revolution : Youthworker ... ... Obsessing on the future is an occupational hazard for me. One of its benefits is that you never run out of things to ponder. One of the frustrations is ...
http://www.youthspecialties.com/ articles/topics/culture/revolution.php
EMILY VANCAMP ONLINE l Serving EVC Fans Since 2003
... It's an occupational hazard, to be sure, so Emily ends each day on ... "I don't think it's worth obsessing about." An Ontario native who left home at 12 ...
http://www.fan-sites.org/vancamp/main.html - 29k
salon :: :: col :: keil :: Why does my husband keep writing short ...
... Dear Confused, The urge to write creatively is an occupational hazard of ... Beware of obsessing on her. Don't let this take over your life and make you ...
http://www.salon.com/col/keil/1998/09/nc_09keil.html
etc.
Peter Sandman: Risk Communication and the War Against Terrorism
... That’s an occupational hazard of consultants. Even more than usual, ...following the crisis without obsessing over it; and still managing to live ...
http://www.psandman.com/col/9-11.htm - 64k -
troubled diva: regular transmissions resumed. ... I have been feeling bad about this all week, and I need to stop obsessing
about it. ... A blogger’s occupational hazard? Yes, I suppose so. ...
www.troubled-diva.com/2002_ 04_21_troubled-diva_archive.html -
articles : Igniting a Moral and Spiritual Revolution : Youthworker ... ... Obsessing on the future is an occupational hazard for me. One of its benefits is that you never run out of things to ponder. One of the frustrations is ...
http://www.youthspecialties.com/ articles/topics/culture/revolution.php
EMILY VANCAMP ONLINE l Serving EVC Fans Since 2003
... It's an occupational hazard, to be sure, so Emily ends each day on ... "I don't think it's worth obsessing about." An Ontario native who left home at 12 ...
http://www.fan-sites.org/vancamp/main.html - 29k
salon :: :: col :: keil :: Why does my husband keep writing short ...
... Dear Confused, The urge to write creatively is an occupational hazard of ... Beware of obsessing on her. Don't let this take over your life and make you ...
http://www.salon.com/col/keil/1998/09/nc_09keil.html
etc.
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