counselling

coun·sel

 (koun′səl)

n.

1. The act of exchanging opinions and ideas; consultation: joined in counsel with colleagues before deciding the issue.

2. Advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person. See Synonyms at advice.

3. Private, guarded thoughts or opinions: keep one's own counsel.

4. A lawyer or group of lawyers giving legal advice and especially conducting a case in court.

v. coun·seled, coun·sel·ing, coun·sels or coun·selled or coun·sel·ling

v.tr.

1. To give counsel to; advise: counseled us to be prudent.

2. To recommend: counseled care in the forthcoming negotiations.

v.intr.

To give or take advice. See Usage Note at council.

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[Middle English counseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium; akin to cōnsulere, to take counsel, consult.]

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counselling

(ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ) or

counseling

n

(Social Welfare) guidance offered by social workers, doctors, etc, to help a person resolve social or personal problems

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

counselling - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action counseling, guidance, counsel, direction road map, guideline - a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam" subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about career counseling - counseling on career opportunities cynosure - something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by" genetic counseling - guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children marriage counseling - counseling on marital problems and disagreements confidential information, steer, tip, wind, hint, lead - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

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Translations

svetovanje

counselling

counseling (US) [ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ]

A. N (gen) (= advice) → asesoramiento m (Psych) → asistencia f sociopsicológica (Brit) (Scol) → ayuda f psicopedagógica

B. CPD counselling service N → servicio m de orientación (Univ) → servicio m de orientación universitaria

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counselling

[ˈkaʊns^əlɪŋ] counseling (US) n (= advice) (PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY) → suivi m psychologique
marriage counselling → conseil m conjugal

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counselling

, (US) counseling

n → Beratung f; (Sociol) → soziale Beratung; (by therapist) → Therapie f; to need counselling → professionelle Hilfe brauchen; to go for or have counselling → zur Beratung/Therapie gehen; to give somebody counselling → jdm professionelle Hilfe zukommen lassen, jdn beraten/therapieren

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counselling

counseling (Am) [ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ] n → terapia
marriage counselling → terapia di coppia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

counselling

n. orientación, consejo, dirección psicológica, asistencia dirigida por profesional.

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