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I was somewhat withdrawn

French translation: j'étais un peu replié(e) sur moi-même

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English term or phrase:I was somewhat withdrawn
French translation:j'étais un peu replié(e) sur moi-même
Entered by: Emanuela Galdelli

13:09 Apr 8, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Questionnaire sur relations conjugales
English term or phrase: I was somewhat withdrawn
Item sur un questionnaire d'engagement amoureux chez les couples :

I was somewhat withdrawn

"J'étais quelque peu repliée sur moi-même"?
Est-ce la meilleure façon de rendre la même idée?

Merci!
C. Tougas
Canada
Local time: 06:28
j'étais un peu replié(e) sur moi-même
Explanation:
j'avais quelque peu tendance à me replier sur moi-même
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polyglot45
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Merci d'avoir confirmé mon intuition!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3j'étais quelque peu en retrait
Kévin Bacquet
3 +2j'étais un peu replié(e) sur moi-même
polyglot45
3 +1j'étais un peu renfermé
Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
3 +1je n'arrivais pas à me livrer complètement
Jane F
4mon attitude était quelque peu distante
Francois Boye
3J'étais du genre introverti(e)
Gauthier Casimiro


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
i was somewhat withdrawn
j'étais quelque peu en retrait


Explanation:
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Kévin Bacquet
France
Local time: 12:28
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MelodieR: c'est tout à fait ça, et je préfère aux autre propositions parce que ça renvoie un état qui est passager, pas à un trait de caratère
41 mins
agree  Claire Gerard: Il me semble que dans le contexte du "questionnaire d'engagement amoureux" c'est ce qui convient le mieux.
7 hrs
agree  Jenny Ann Rydberg
19 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i was somewhat withdrawn
j'étais un peu renfermé


Explanation:
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Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
New Caledonia
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Germaine: = qui n'exprime pas ses sentiments, ne s'extériorise pas.
6 days
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i was somewhat withdrawn
je n'arrivais pas à me livrer complètement


Explanation:
une suggestion

Jane F
France
Local time: 12:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Germaine: = être réservé, discret, faire preuve de retenue.
6 days
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
i was somewhat withdrawn
J'étais du genre introverti(e)


Explanation:
Proposition supplémentaire.

"du genre introverti(e)" ou "quelque peu introverti(e)"

Gauthier Casimiro
France
Local time: 12:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
i was somewhat withdrawn
j'étais un peu replié(e) sur moi-même


Explanation:
j'avais quelque peu tendance à me replier sur moi-même

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
Merci d'avoir confirmé mon intuition!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
35 mins
agree  Helen Portefaix
55 mins
agree  Kévin Bernier
4 hrs
disagree  Germaine: to be withdrawn (réservé) n'est pas to be withdrawn into oneself (se recueillir, réfléchir en soi-même).
6 days
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
i was somewhat withdrawn
mon attitude était quelque peu distante


Explanation:
ma suggestion

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 06:28
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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