Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Augenflattern
English translation:
twitching eyelids
Added to glossary by
Ian M-H (X)
Mar 17, 2005 19:22
19 yrs ago
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German term
Augenflattern
German to English
Medical
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Nervosität
This is in a list of possible indicators of nervousness in a Swiss report on (gambling) addiction. Does "Augenflattern" just refer to blinking or to movement of the eyes themselves? I've not been able to find it...
"Mögliche Verhaltensweise, dier auf Nervosität hinweisen können sind: zittrige Hände, Schweissbildung, psychmotorische Auffälligkeiten wie Augenflattern, Beine und Füsse bewegen sich ständig hin und her [...]"
As you can possibly tell from the text, the authors are not physicians.
"Mögliche Verhaltensweise, dier auf Nervosität hinweisen können sind: zittrige Hände, Schweissbildung, psychmotorische Auffälligkeiten wie Augenflattern, Beine und Füsse bewegen sich ständig hin und her [...]"
As you can possibly tell from the text, the authors are not physicians.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | twitching eyelids |
Rebekah Wils (X)
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| 4 +3 | ocular flutter |
Christine Lam
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| 3 | fluttering eyelids |
Lancashireman
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Proposed translations
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twitching eyelids
seems to be medical terminology
Peer comment(s):
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IanW (X)
11 mins
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| agree |
Corinna Luchtenberg
27 mins
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| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
1 hr
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Rebekah and everyone - this seems the best option in my context."
2 mins
fluttering eyelids
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22 mins
ocular flutter
Ocular flutter refers to intermittent rapid saccadic eye movements around the point of fixation. The rapid movements occur in a sequence without the usual intersaccadic pause.
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kathinka van de Griendt
9 mins
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| agree |
Kathi Stock
9 mins
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| agree |
desiderata (X)
56 mins
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