Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
hard wired to
English answer:
Predisposed to
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adel almergawy
Apr 23, 2020 07:00
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English term
Egypt
legal translator
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Saudi ) 
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hard wired to
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English
Science
Medical: Health Care
s not easy to keep optimistic with everything currently going on in the world. But did you know your brain is actually hard wired to look on the bright side of life?
A Cognitive neuroscientist explains how we form this 'optimism bias', how this affects our ability to estimate the risks we face and therefore the way in which we behave during a crisis.
A Cognitive neuroscientist explains how we form this 'optimism bias', how this affects our ability to estimate the risks we face and therefore the way in which we behave during a crisis.
Responses
| 5 +4 | Predisposed to |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 4 +2 | programmed |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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| 3 -2 | connected to look |
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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Change log
Apr 23, 2020 15:06: adel almergawy Created KOG entry
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
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English
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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Predisposed to
Quite simply
so naturally inclined to be optimistic, look on the bright side
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glad to help
so naturally inclined to be optimistic, look on the bright side
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Note added at 6 hrs (2020-04-23 13:03:27 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to help
Note from asker:
| I am grateful for your helpful contribution |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
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Many thanks:-)
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Jennifer Caisley
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Many thanks:-)
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Dhiiraj
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Many thanks:-)
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: Another option.
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Thanks:-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "First validated answer (validated by peer agreement)"
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12 mins
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Mexico
Works in field
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
connected to look
... your brain is in fact connected toward/for looking on the bright side of life?
Note from asker:
| thanks |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Lydia De Jorge
: WHAT? Not even close! OMG!
14 hrs
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| disagree |
Taña Dalglish
: Are you hard-wired to not be able to firstly look at the context, secondly, understand and then input a sensible proposal, or is this deliberate on your part that you are "playing" or "doing a thing" to garner points? Inputs confuse more than they help!
14 hrs
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1 hr
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
Native in English
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English
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
programmed
Another way of expressing what colleagues have already said.
In other words, the brain is designed this way.
Figurative usage.
In other words, the brain is designed this way.
Figurative usage.
Note from asker:
| a lot of appreciation |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Hasan GENC
1 hr
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| disagree |
Tony M
: Sadly not! In the specific context of 'hard-wired' (even used figuratively, as here), it means physically configured in this way, which in fact opposes the notion of 'programming' — which equates to 'doing it in software'
1 hr
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philgoddard
: I think Tony is splitting hairs. It's obviously not literally programmed.
5 hrs
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Ah, I'm quite happy with hair-splitting! It's part of being a perfectionist/doing things properly. But I don't think the original writer is likely to have been so careful with their words.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: Agree with Phil. It's commonly used to mean the same as hard-wired.
6 hrs
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Taña Dalglish
: Absolutely, Noni. Agree with Phil and Tina that Tony M is splitting hairs! (Tony: example: weight loss diets - brains can be programmed to crave fewer calories). Stay safe!
14 hrs
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| disagree |
Michael Barnett
: Agree with Tony. "Hard-wired" is essentially the antonym of "programmed".
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Discussion
/ˈhärdˌwī(ə)r/
verb
past tense: hard-wired; past participle: hard-wired; adjective: hard-wired
1.
make (a function) a permanent feature in a computer by means of permanently connected circuits, so that it cannot be altered by software.
"the rate at which the supply of bitcoins grows is hardwired into the system"
connect (electrical parts) permanently.
"you can use the alligator clips, or hardwire the unit in and mount it"
2.
make (a pattern of behavior or belief) standard or instinctive.
"it takes about three weeks for a new habit to be hardwired in your brain"
built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, ingrained (also engrained), inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural