värjer sig ( i sammanhanget)
English translation: shun
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|  Selected response from: Thomas Johansson Peru Local time: 11:26 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | defend themselves |
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| 4 | dodging |
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| 3 | shun |
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| 2 | on their guard |
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on their guard Explanation: they are on their guard when it comes to young peoples language...they are suspicious of it |
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15 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1defend themselves Explanation: ? |
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dodging Explanation: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2012-10-12 18:54:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I don't have much context but I get the feeling the adults are avoiding the language of the youth i.e. they don't want to hear it by pretending it doesn’t exist. ”Åsa Kastbom läkare på barn- och ungdomspsykiatriska kliniken som pratade på samma föreläsning var enormt duktig och jag förstår henne när hon berättade att ingen ville prata om hennes jobb när hon var bjuden på middag, för vi vill inte se, vi vill inte att sådant här ska finnas, vi vill inte höra talas om det. De flesta vuxna ***värjer sig***, det är ofattbart obehagligt att ens tänka tanken….” http://www.alltomhastar.se/artiklar/ovrigt/vaga-fraga/ |
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10 hrs confidence:
shun Explanation: "Värja sig mot" generally means to defend oneself (but not necessarily actively battle against). In this particular context, where the object is language use, I would say it means something like "avoid", "stay away from" or even "tend to criticize". Google e.g. for "shuns the language of". Alternatives might be "be on the defensive against" or "be reluctant about". |
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