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carência

English translation: neediness

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Portuguese term or phrase:carência (the feeling)
English translation:neediness

18:02 Sep 29, 2009
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2009-10-02 18:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology
Portuguese term or phrase: carência
This word is pretty clear in Portuguese when it refers to the emotional feeling of need or loneliness, but I just can't find a word for it in English. Any hints?
Henrique Mariotto
Brazil
Local time: 07:36
neediness
Explanation:
http://www.meetyourgreens.com/needinessinsecuritydesperation...

http://www.nickpagan.com/blog/103/how-neediness-destroys-lov...

This may not be what you're looking for, but it's one of the meanings of "carência."
Selected response from:

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 07:36
Grading comment
The links you sent matched exactly with the idea of the text I am working on. (I had thought of neediness, but I'm not a native speaker of English and was not sure about it at all. Thanks a lot!)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3neediness
Amy Duncan (X)
4deprivation
Isabelle17
3 +1need of affection
Giuliano Esgur
4emotionally dependent/needy or emotional dependence
Carla Selyer
3lack of affection
delveneto
3psychological deprivation
Gad Kohenov
Summary of reference entries provided
carência
Silvia Aquino

  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lack of affection


Explanation:
Este é o tipo de carência que me vem à cabeça.

delveneto
United States
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Oi. Obrigado pela sugestão. Também tinha pensado nessa expressão, mas ainda precisava de uma palavra única.. Neediness caiu como uma luva. Mas brigadão mesmo assim!

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


Explanation:
http://www.meetyourgreens.com/needinessinsecuritydesperation...

http://www.nickpagan.com/blog/103/how-neediness-destroys-lov...

This may not be what you're looking for, but it's one of the meanings of "carência."

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
The links you sent matched exactly with the idea of the text I am working on. (I had thought of neediness, but I'm not a native speaker of English and was not sure about it at all. Thanks a lot!)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ralph.
agree  Marlene Curtis
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marlene.
agree  Sabrina Svedin (X)
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sabrina.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
deprivation


Explanation:
Definition: A state of being deprived, loss, want...
Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary

Ex.: Many emotionally deprived patients, in addition to searching for a peripheral figure among humans, tend to rely on the physical environment for a sense of ...

http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=psar.056b.0299a

Example sentence(s):
  • Ex.: Emotionally deprived patients

    Reference: http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=psar.056b.0299a
Isabelle17
Brazil
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Oi. Obrigado pela sugestão. Mas "neediness" caiu como uma luva. Brigadão mesmo assim!

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
need of affection


Explanation:
infant is in need of affection or social interaction. (Schickedanz, Schickedanz, Hansen, & Forsyth, 993). By holding Trevor, Ms. Heather was helping build ...

Alienation Of Affection // BlogCatalog Topic // BlogCatalog - A guy to fullfill your soul's need of affection, care and love · http://blogs.sify.com/anil_friend1. Do you want to have a good and true friend? do you need ...



Giuliano Esgur
Brazil
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Oi. Obrigado pela sugestão. Também tinha pensado nessa expressão (em "lack" tbm), mas ainda precisava de uma palavra única.. Neediness caiu como uma luva. Mas brigadão mesmo assim!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Aquino
52 mins
  -> Obrigado!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
emotionally dependent/needy or emotional dependence


Explanation:
I would translate it as emotionally dependent or needy. I think you need to add that 'emotional' factor in.

Carla Selyer
Local time: 12:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks! I'm going to use "neediness" in this context.

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
psychological deprivation


Explanation:
Possibily.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 13:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 6
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Reference comments


9 mins
Reference: carência

Reference information:
Mais contexto, por favor: a palavra em português tem inúmeros significados. Sem contexto é advinhação.

Silvia Aquino
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Note to reference poster
Asker: Oi Silvia. Como eu disse na descrição da palavra, o contexto está embutido na própria palavra. Carência, no sentido de estar triste, carente, emocionalmente carente, deprimido. Não tenho uma frase boa no texto para fornecer. Digamos então: "a paciente demonstrava insegurança e carência", ou "a paciente estava muito carente".

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