Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 17, 2003 09:52
21 yrs ago
Russian term
экстрасенс
Russian to English
Social Sciences
Esoteric practices
general (article in newspaper)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | psychist, ESP expert, parapsycholog |
Kirill Semenov
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| 5 +1 | faith healer |
Victor Mascov
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Proposed translations
+4
2 mins
Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Works in field
Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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19
Selected
psychist, ESP expert, parapsycholog
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Note added at 2003-03-17 09:55:36 (GMT)
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ESP = extra-sensorial perception
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Note added at 2003-03-17 09:56:45 (GMT)
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parapsychologist, прошу прощения. Спешка :)
А о ком конкретно речь? У нас экстрасенсами всех подряд называют, но есть более точные названия специализаций.
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Note added at 2003-03-17 09:55:36 (GMT)
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ESP = extra-sensorial perception
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Note added at 2003-03-17 09:56:45 (GMT)
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parapsychologist, прошу прощения. Спешка :)
А о ком конкретно речь? У нас экстрасенсами всех подряд называют, но есть более точные названия специализаций.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sergey Strakhov
: extrasensory perception
11 mins
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и так и так. Разночтения :) спасибо :)
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| agree |
Myron Netchypor
14 mins
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спасибо :)
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| agree |
GaryG
: but usually a "psychic"; a "parapsychologist" at least pretends to do research on the subject
2 hrs
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yes, but another problem is that in most cases "psychic" means "медиум" and this is, again, rather specific. thank you :)
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| agree |
Mark Vaintroub
4 hrs
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спасибо :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks! parapsychologist was the word I was looking for. It was a very general denomination."
+1
8 mins
Victor Mascov
Native in Russian
&
English
Concentrated and qualified
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
faith healer
American regular word
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Elaine Freel (X)
: If it's in colloquial speech, sort of slightly ironic -- sure.
2 hrs
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