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materiale dell\'identità

English translation: substratum of our identity

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Italian term or phrase:materiale dell\\\'identità
English translation:substratum of our identity
Entered by: Maria Falvo

17:02 Jul 17, 2019
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / tecnologie e smart city
Italian term or phrase: materiale dell\'identità
La memoria, come depositato del tempo, si fa immaginazione attraverso un processo di rielaborazione, contestualizzazione e interpretazione ogni volta nuova del materiale mnestico: ricordando modifichiamo i nostri ricordi, sovrapponendovi nuovi dati e nuovi significati, che diventano così materiale dell’identità come continuo progetto, mai concluso, di sé.

I'm not sure about that "materiale"...

Thanks!
Maria Falvo
Italy
substratum of our identity
Explanation:
you said you were looking for "a more refined word" and this came to mind

www.thefreedictionary.com/substratum

sub•stra•tum (ˈsʌbˌstreɪ təm, -ˌstræt əm, sʌbˈstreɪ təm, -ˈstræt əm)

n., pl. -stra•ta (-ˌstreɪ tə, -ˌstræt ə, -ˈstreɪ tə, -ˈstræt ə) -stra•tums.
1. something that is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another.
2. something that underlies or serves as a basis or foundation.
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 17:00
Grading comment
Perfect for my search for a refined word,very close to psychology. Thanks again!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1part of our identity
Maria Hansford
4substratum of our identity
Lisa Jane
4The substance of our identity
Lara Barnett
3the raw material of our identity
Marco Solinas


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
part of our identity


Explanation:
Our identity forged by our memories

Maria Hansford
Canada
Local time: 11:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Maria. Basically the meaning is that, but I'm trying to translate that "materiale" using a more refined word, without being too reductive :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlotte Fleming
22 mins
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the raw material of our identity


Explanation:
I think they mean it quite literally: our memories are the raw material out of which our identity is constructed.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 08:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Good suggestion. Thanks.

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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
substratum of our identity


Explanation:
you said you were looking for "a more refined word" and this came to mind

www.thefreedictionary.com/substratum

sub•stra•tum (ˈsʌbˌstreɪ təm, -ˌstræt əm, sʌbˈstreɪ təm, -ˈstræt əm)

n., pl. -stra•ta (-ˌstreɪ tə, -ˌstræt ə, -ˈstreɪ tə, -ˈstræt ə) -stra•tums.
1. something that is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another.
2. something that underlies or serves as a basis or foundation.

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 17:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Perfect for my search for a refined word,very close to psychology. Thanks again!
Notes to answerer
Asker: I like it. Thanks Lisa.

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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The substance of our identity


Explanation:
An idea.

Or even,

"The substance that makes up our identity."

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Note added at 19 hrs (2019-07-18 12:26:36 GMT)
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"This is a combination of emotions, attitudes, memories, predilections, dislikes, thoughts - all the stuff that MAKES UP OUR IDENTITY - who 'I' am"
(Page 7)
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aXXvAgAAQBAJ&printsec=fr...

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Note added at 19 hrs (2019-07-18 12:27:09 GMT)
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Personally, I think "makes up our identity" sounds better.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Our memory is the SUBSTANCE OF OUR IDENTITY. When we forget, we are diminished. "
  • "We are not so concerned with the SUBSTANCE OF OUR IDENTITY as we are with whether or not, in this momentary loss of consciousness, we are living the same life that we were previously."

    https://ramseypc.org/whats-your-story/
    https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Historical_Introduction_to_Philosophy/Personal_Identity
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
1 corroborated select project
in this pair and field What is ProZ.com Project History(SM)?
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Lara. I'd already used Lisa's suggestion, but this was very good as well.

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