Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
auf etwas weiter hinterfragen
English translation:
follow up with questions about
Added to glossary by
Stephen Old
Feb 28, 2018 11:06
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German term
United Kingdom
auf etwas weiter hinterfragen
German to English
Medical
Psychology
Psychiatry - Psychotic depression
This is from the same text as bedfore on psychotic depression. This section records discussions with the patient about his symprtoms. I do not understand how the first part of this sentence - "The patient's pronounced brooding on the topics aslready mentioned of "failure, loss and being tired of life" - relates to the second part of the sentence beginning "wurde nicht weiter ...
Das ausgeprägte Grübeln über die genannten Themen „Versagen, Verlust, Verarmung, Lebensüberdruss“ wurde nicht weiter auf Verarmungswahn, Hoffnungslosigkeit und Suizidalität hinterfragt.
Das ausgeprägte Grübeln über die genannten Themen „Versagen, Verlust, Verarmung, Lebensüberdruss“ wurde nicht weiter auf Verarmungswahn, Hoffnungslosigkeit und Suizidalität hinterfragt.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | follow up with questions about |
Lancashireman
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| 4 | prompted no additional questions about |
Michael Martin, MA
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follow up with questions about
The psychiatrist failed to follow up .... with questions about ...
i.e. German passive construction to English active
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Note added at 26 mins (2018-02-28 11:33:22 GMT)
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Alternatively: failed to draw a link with
i.e. German passive construction to English active
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Note added at 26 mins (2018-02-28 11:33:22 GMT)
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Alternatively: failed to draw a link with
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prompted no additional questions about
Not sure we can use 'failure to follow up' here. That would suggest there would have been a clear expectation for someone to follow up. But the German text, bone dry in sentiment, as it is, remains silent on that.
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