tendência em tomar a castração

English translation: a tendency towards taking castration

20:32 Jul 20, 2013
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Portuguese term or phrase: tendência em tomar a castração
Should this phrase be translated literally or is it a figure of speech?



De fato, assusta a tendência em tomar a castração, não em sua contingência essencial (em que quase qualquer objeto pode vir a encarnar o gozo), mas a partir de protocolos imaginários rígidos.
Andrew Hunt
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:52
English translation:a tendency towards taking castration
Explanation:
It seems that this text from Psychoanalysis, I would say that "castração" is being used metaforicaly, and I think you could use "castration" metaforicaly too. I was a bit unsure about translating "tomar", depending on the context it could be "accepting"; "viewing" or "understanding".

I hope this helps.
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CLAUMWIN
Brazil
Local time: 06:52
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Thks Claudia!

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4the tendency to opt for castration is startling . . .
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3a tendency towards taking castration
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a tendency towards taking castration


Explanation:
It seems that this text from Psychoanalysis, I would say that "castração" is being used metaforicaly, and I think you could use "castration" metaforicaly too. I was a bit unsure about translating "tomar", depending on the context it could be "accepting"; "viewing" or "understanding".

I hope this helps.


    Reference: http://conpdl.com.br/conpdl_anais.pdf
    Reference: http://nosubject.com/index.php?title=Castration_complex
CLAUMWIN
Brazil
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Thks Claudia!
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Asker: Thank you Claumwin!! Absolutely right, its a Freudian article on prostitution, very heavy going for me!!!

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the tendency to opt for castration is startling . . .


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the tendency to opt for castration is startling . . .

David Drysdale (X)
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Local time: 03:52
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