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Ausprägung

English translation: level, severity

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German term or phrase:Ausprägung
English translation:level, severity
Entered by: Susan Welsh

19:35 Jan 15, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / experimental research study
German term or phrase: Ausprägung
This has come up in Kudoz before, but I still can't figure out whether to translate it as "manifestation" or "occurrence," or as "severity." In many cases here, any of these would work. And does the plural in German automatically exclude using "severity"?

Here are some examples from my document, which is on somatic complaints in former political prisoners:

Die **Ausprägungen** dieser und weiterer körperlicher Beschwerden werden aber lediglich innerhalb der Stichprobe betrachtet und nicht mit Vergleichsdaten aus der Allgemeinbevölkerung in Beziehung gesetzt.

I used "severity," ignoring the plural in the German.

Hohe Werte im GBB-24 [a testing instrument] stehen für hohe **Ausprägungen** körperlicher Beschwerden.

I used "severity."

a subhead:
**Ausprägungen** körperlicher Beschwerden bei ehemals politisch Inhaftierten im Vergleich zur Allgemeinbevölkerung

I used "manifestations."

Möglicherweise kumulieren sich aufgrund einer durch die Inhaftierung gesetzten psychischen Vulnerabilität bei den Betroffenen mehrere psychosoziale Stressoren und führen zu den dargestellten hohen **Ausprägungen** der untersuchten Variablen.

This is where I was stumped and decided to post a question.

thanks!
Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 23:58
level
Explanation:
often works for "Ausprägung" when it refers to the "extent" of something measured by a psychological or clinical test.
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Armorel Young
Local time: 04:58
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Thanks to all! I ended up using "severity" for singular and "levels" for plural. I guess they mean about the same thing in this context, when it comes down to it.
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Armorel Young
4expression
Holly Hart


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
level


Explanation:
often works for "Ausprägung" when it refers to the "extent" of something measured by a psychological or clinical test.

Armorel Young
Local time: 04:58
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PRO pts in category: 108
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Thanks to all! I ended up using "severity" for singular and "levels" for plural. I guess they mean about the same thing in this context, when it comes down to it.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Usch Pilz: Like it 'cause it is versatile.
15 hrs
agree  casper (X): Fits nicely in the sentence
17 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 16 hrs
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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
expression


Explanation:
I think 'expression' works well in the first sentence you give as an example: Die **Ausprägungen** dieser und weiterer körperlicher Beschwerden...
For the second sentence, I would use 'level': Hohe Werte im GBB-24....
For **Ausprägungen** körperlicher Beschwerden... I would use 'expression'
For the last:
expression in
or levels in ('in' not 'of')
Expression would be used in the singular, not the plural, in spite of the German plural.

Holly Hart
United States
Local time: 22:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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