Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Kitchen sinking
Spanish translation:
Acumulación de quejas
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Maria Andrade
Mar 27, 2015 05:59
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English term
Kitchen sinking
English to Spanish
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Psychology
Relationships
Gripes and Complaints
Don´t do it this way:
a) Kitchen sinking: You start with one complaint and then throw in another, and another, and another, ultimately overwhelming the person.
Don´t do it this way:
a) Kitchen sinking: You start with one complaint and then throw in another, and another, and another, ultimately overwhelming the person.
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George Rabel
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Acumulación de quejas
Creo que esta es la idea. Lo de los trastos a la cabeza que sugiere Bea podría malinterpretarse, y lo de abrumación que sugiere John no me parece lo suficientemente descriptivo como encabezamiento.
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abrumación (abrumación hasta el hundimiento)
The English plays with the expression "everything and the kitchen sink" and "sinking" "hundimiento"...
There may be a solution in Spanish, but I'd go conceptually as noted...
Good luck!
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Note added at 31 mins (2015-03-27 06:30:56 GMT)
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Anonadar, apabullar, "ahogar", or any other synonyms could be used to make a play on words in Spanish...
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Note added at 32 mins (2015-03-27 06:31:52 GMT)
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abrumación hasta la ofuscación...
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Note added at 37 mins (2015-03-27 06:36:40 GMT)
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"Criticoneo hasta llenar /inundar el fregadero" (for Spain)
There may be a solution in Spanish, but I'd go conceptually as noted...
Good luck!
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Note added at 31 mins (2015-03-27 06:30:56 GMT)
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Anonadar, apabullar, "ahogar", or any other synonyms could be used to make a play on words in Spanish...
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Note added at 32 mins (2015-03-27 06:31:52 GMT)
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abrumación hasta la ofuscación...
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Note added at 37 mins (2015-03-27 06:36:40 GMT)
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"Criticoneo hasta llenar /inundar el fregadero" (for Spain)
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Tirarse los trastos a la cabeza
En sentido figurado, abrumarse mutuamente con agravios.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=800362
http://work911.com/communication/conflictkitchen.htm
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=800362
http://work911.com/communication/conflictkitchen.htm
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Mirta Tula
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Reproches continuos
Es una forma de comunicación destructiva muy frecuente en las parejas. Todo el tiempo se alude a cosas o errores del pasado. No se pretende llegar a un acuerdo o solución y solo producen desgaste en el vínculo
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"saturación/ hartazgo"
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