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trance
A sleep-like psychological state in which consciousness is limited and the person barely reacts to external stimuli. This state can be caused by hypnosis, meditation, or drugs.
Unter Hypnose fiel der Patient in eine tiefe Trance.
Under hypnosis, the patient fell into a deep trance.
trance
A state in which someone is completely lost in thought or absorbed by something, such as music, and barely notices their surroundings anymore.
Er starrte wie in Trance aus dem Fenster und bemerkte gar nicht, dass ich den Raum betreten hatte.
He stared out the window as if in a trance and didn't even notice that I had entered the room.
The word 'Trance' (trance) is very often used with the preposition 'in' to describe a state. Typical phrases are 'in Trance sein' (to be in a trance), 'in Trance fallen' (to fall into a trance), or 'in eine Trance geraten' (to enter/fall into a trance).
Nach der langen Meditation war sie in einer tiefen Trance.
After the long meditation, she was in a deep trance.
In a psychological or medical context, 'Trance' (trance) is often combined with verbs like 'jemanden in Trance versetzen' (to put someone into a trance) or adjectives like 'hypnotisch' (hypnotic) or 'tief' (deep).
Der Therapeut versetzte den Patienten in eine leichte Trance, um mit ihm zu arbeiten.
The therapist put the patient into a light trance in order to work with him.
In the figurative sense, the comparison 'wie in Trance' (as if in a trance) is often used. It expresses that a person seems lost in thought or absent, without actually being in a real hypnotic state.
Sie hörte der Musik wie in Trance zu und vergaß alles um sich herum.
She listened to the music as if in a trance and forgot everything around her.
hypnosis
Hypnose refers to the procedure used to deliberately induce a trance-like state. Trance refers to the restricted state of consciousness itself, which can result from hypnosis but can also arise in other ways. Hypnose is therefore the appropriate term for the technique, while Trance refers to the resulting state.
Während der Behandlung fällt die Patientin durch die Hypnose in eine tiefe Trance.
During the treatment, the patient enters a deep trance through hypnosis.
Der Therapeut nutzt Hypnose, um die Patientin besonders empfänglich für seine Suggestionen zu machen.
The therapist uses hypnosis to make the patient especially receptive to his suggestions.
