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gevoelsmensen

English translation: intuitive people (persons)/intuitives/sensitives

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Dutch term or phrase:gevoelsmensen
English translation:intuitive people (persons)/intuitives/sensitives
Entered by: Inge Dijkstra

13:42 May 10, 2007
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / spiritualism
Dutch term or phrase: gevoelsmensen
Does anyone know how to translate this? It's about people who usually rely on some kind of intuition instead of on reasoning.
Inge Dijkstra
Netherlands
Local time: 06:04
intuitive people
Explanation:
nicely juxtaposes to rational, irrational, etc.
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vic voskuil
Netherlands
Local time: 06:04
Grading comment
Mijn klant heeft zelf ontdekt dat 'an intuitive' en 'a sensitive' (dus als noun) ook bestaan, zie http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/s/sensitive.html. Thanks everyone!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4intuitive people
vic voskuil
3 +2feeling persons
Alice Saunders (X)
3 +1intuiters
Jon O (X)
3persons who act on instinct
D.K. Tannwitz


Discussion entries: 1





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
feeling persons


Explanation:
is wat VD zegt, maar 'sensitive people' kan zeker ook. Hangt af van de context. Als het een meer wetenschappelijke tekst is zou ik 'feeling persons' gebruiken (je ziet het overigens vaker in enkelvoud als een type mens wordt aangeduid). In spreektaal heb je het meer over een 'sensitive person'. Intuitive wordt ook gebruikt. Opnieuw: ligt aan context

Alice Saunders (X)
France
Local time: 06:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dennis Seine: I'd go with intuitive.
10 mins
  -> Thanks Dennis, I'd probably do that as well
agree  vic voskuil: that is a well-hidden intuitive there ;)
18 mins
  -> Context is key here, so... Thanks anyway!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
persons who act on instinct


Explanation:
emotional person

D.K. Tannwitz
Germany
Local time: 06:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
intuiters


Explanation:
this is another option that I've come across although I don't think it's that common

Jon O (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vic voskuil: nice one though! http://www.socionics.us/theory/int_sen.shtml
9 mins
neutral  Alice Saunders (X): not quite the same IMHO and certainly not a word one uses a lot but then I might be mixing with the wrong people
2 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
intuitive people


Explanation:
nicely juxtaposes to rational, irrational, etc.

vic voskuil
Netherlands
Local time: 06:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Mijn klant heeft zelf ontdekt dat 'an intuitive' en 'a sensitive' (dus als noun) ook bestaan, zie http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/s/sensitive.html. Thanks everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dennis Seine: since the one above was perhaps too well-hidden!
32 mins
  -> thanks Dennis (and really you are the only one who spotted it ;)
agree  Alice Saunders (X): I'd probably go with this as well, but then again without context...
2 hrs
  -> thanks Alice :)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs
  -> thanks Tina
agree  Els Spin
19 hrs
  -> Thanks Els
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