Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

tall poppy syndrome

Portuguese translation:

síndrome da alta exposição, síndrome da crítica às celebridades

Added to glossary by Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Oct 23, 2012 17:49
11 yrs ago
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English term

tall poppy syndrome

English to Portuguese Art/Literary History
A frase é:

A term especially loved and all too often used by sneering people to level the society.

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Nov 6, 2012 05:00: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun Created KOG entry

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airmailrpl Oct 24, 2012:
Tall poppy syndrome Tall poppy syndrome
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tall poppy syndrome (TPS) is a pejorative term primarily used in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other Anglosphere nations to describe a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers.
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome

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síndrome da alta exposição, síndrome da crítica às celebridades

síndrome da alta exposição, síndrome da crítica às celebridades

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Síndrome_de_alta_exposición
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