çöp atma

23:12 Sep 3, 2008
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Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Coaching
Turkish term or phrase: çöp atma
Koç, çalışma başlangıcında, kişiyi dikkati dağıtan, olumlu veya olumsuz, gündelik düşüncelerden uzaklaştırmak, olayın özüne çekmek için bu yöntemi kullanıyor. Bana tam karşılığını bulmak çok umutsuz göründü ama bilmem siz ne düşünürsünüz?
Cagdas Karatas
Türkiye
Local time: 15:36


Summary of answers provided
4 +1discarding emotional baggage
Tim Drayton
5mental cleaning
Salih YILDIRIM
4throwing out the garbage
emine mizyal adsiz


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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
throwing out the garbage


Explanation:
ya da "throwing out" veya "getting rid of" the trash ("mental garbage"/"mental trash")
Psikolojide insanı rahatsiz eden önemli önemsiz düşüncelerden kurtarıp günlük hayata sakin bir biçimde dönmesini sağlayan yöntem olarak önerilir

emine mizyal adsiz
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
discarding emotional baggage


Explanation:
This expression is also used in this meaning.

Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter: I also agree with your addendum.
3 days 17 hrs
  -> Thanks although I agree that "clearing mental clutter" fits the bill.
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117 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mental cleaning


Explanation:
self-explanatory

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 08:37
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Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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