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confidence killers

French translation: ce qui tue la confiance en soi, ce sont ...

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English term or phrase:confidence killers
French translation:ce qui tue la confiance en soi, ce sont ...
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

13:26 May 20, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / bien être
English term or phrase: confidence killers
as in "Confidence killers are self-defeating thought patterns"
bérengère perio
Local time: 12:49
ce qui tue la confiannce en soi, ce sont ...
Explanation:
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:49
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3les destructeurs de la confiance
emiledgar
4 +3ce qui tue la confiannce en soi, ce sont ...
FX Fraipont (X)
3 +1ce qui fait perdre confiance en soi
Véronique Stone
4inhibiteur de confiance
Frédéric Genin
3le défaitisme
ALIAS trad
3facteurs préjudiciables à la confiance en soi
polyglot45
3dévoreurs / tueurs de confiance
Arnold T.


  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
les destructeurs de la confiance


Explanation:
self-defeating thought patterns destroy one's confidence in oneself.

emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 12:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 227

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew
24 mins
  -> Merci.
agree  BabelOn-line: A mon humble avis, difficile de faire mieux en français sans partir dans des périphrases très longues.
27 mins
  -> Merci.
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
13 hrs
  -> Merci.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ce qui fait perdre confiance en soi


Explanation:
C'est plus long!

Véronique Stone
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 85

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aitor Aizpuru
1 hr
  -> Merci
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
le défaitisme


Explanation:
je ne sais pas s'il existe un terme officiel, mais le "défaitisme" recouvre cette notion d'attitude n égative qui sape la confiance en soi.

"Opinion ou attitude de celui qui, dans un conflit, tend systématiquement à croire à la défaite, ou la souhaite et y contribue (...) P. ext. Manque de confiance en soi de celui qui est persuadé que ses projets sont irrémédiablement voués à l'échec."

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Note added at 26 mins (2010-05-20 13:52:29 GMT)
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Mille excuses - la source de la déf ci-dessus est cnrtl.

ALIAS trad
Belgium
Local time: 12:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 81
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
facteurs préjudiciables à la confiance en soi


Explanation:
xx et yy sont d'autant de facteurs préjudiciables à.....

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 547
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ce qui tue la confiannce en soi, ce sont ...


Explanation:
..

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1529
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hélène ALEXIS
5 hrs
  -> merci
agree  sporran
12 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Irène Guinez
15 hrs
  -> merci
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dévoreurs / tueurs de confiance


Explanation:
Je les ai entendus quelque fois.

Comme pour les dévoreurs de temps ...

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 06:49
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 101
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
inhibiteur de confiance


Explanation:

J'ai aussi trouvé "inhibeur", qui relèverait plus de la langue courante, mais qui pourrait être incorrect.

Frédéric Genin
Portugal
Local time: 11:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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