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сломать психологический барьер

English translation: break through a psychological barrier

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Russian term or phrase:сломать психологический барьер
English translation:break through a psychological barrier
Entered by: Viachaslau

13:52 Feb 20, 2010
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism
Russian term or phrase: сломать психологический барьер
Пока еще не сломлен психологический барьер относительно невысокого качества, и китайскую технику не стремятся покупать, но когда он будет сломлен (на мой взгляд, совсем мало осталось), произойдет лавинообразный захват рынка постсоветского пространства.

должно же быть что-нибудь аутентичное.
Спасибо!
Viachaslau
Sweden
Local time: 00:11
break through a psychological barrier
Explanation:
25,500 hits on this in Google (I looked because this is the expression that came to mind)
Selected response from:

GaryG
Local time: 18:11
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4break through a psychological barrier
GaryG
4 +2overcome psychological barriers
erika rubinstein
4 +1get rid of/remove psychological block (against something)
Judith Hehir
4Chinese products are still perceived as low-quality
Alexander Palatash
4break through the mental block
Pereoz (X)


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
overcome psychological barriers


Explanation:
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erika rubinstein
Local time: 00:11
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susan Welsh
6 mins
agree  Alexandra Taggart
1 day 7 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
break through a psychological barrier


Explanation:
25,500 hits on this in Google (I looked because this is the expression that came to mind)

GaryG
Local time: 18:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victor Zagria: именно потому что "сломлен", а не "преодолен", imho, to be context-wise..
31 mins
agree  Jack Doughty: I think "the " would be better than "a" here.
38 mins
agree  Natalia Volkova
7 hrs
agree  Anna Bordanova (Semyonova)
17 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
get rid of/remove psychological block (against something)


Explanation:
Not sure about this context, but this would likely be the equivalent elsewhere.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-02-20 16:33:19 GMT)
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Oops. I inadvertently omitted the article, "a" or "the"

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 18:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Taggart: I can hear a psychologist
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alexandra. That wouldn't be me!!
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Пока еще не сломлен психологический барьер относительно невысокого качества
Chinese products are still perceived as low-quality


Explanation:
Chinese products are still perceived as low-quality and not eagerly bought, but when this perception is overriden (which I think is soon to happen)...
Как-нибудь так. Этот писатель умничает не к месту. Что еще за "психологический барьер относительно невысокого качества"? Смех, да и только.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-02-21 02:35:32 GMT)
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and ARE not eagerly bought

Alexander Palatash
Hungary
Local time: 00:11
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
break through the mental block


Explanation:
"break through the mental block, where Chinese technology is associated with..."

This is a suggestion by context, rather than the phrase itself

Pereoz (X)
Australia
Local time: 08:11
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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