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Journalism / fashion/business | | Italian term or phrase: espressione di ricerca della nostra personalità | Yet another piece about the recession (yawn).
"Penso che la crisi abbia condizionato tutti i consumatori indipendentemente da quanto ne siano stati colpiti direttamente, generando un senso di difficoltà psicologica che incide sugli acquisti. I beni di lusso come l'abbigliamento, intesi come **espressione di ricerca della nostra personalità** e non più solo come status symbol, sono ovviamente penalizzati."
I'm not sure I get what the writer means by the phrase between asterisks. Anything I come up with doesn't really make sense.
All help appreciated
Thanks in advance |
| carlyKudoZ activityQuestions: 302 ( 1 open) ( 8 closed without grading) Answers: 223
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| | English translation:expression of our inner self/selves | Explanation:
the 'ricerca' strikes me as redundant and verbose. It's all pretty abstract anyway, so I wouldn't worry too much about cutting it - I don't feel there's any loss in meaning, at least in this context.
As for the self/selves, self gets a lot more hits, but selves still reaps a hefty 48,000. Grammatically speaking, I reckon they both work, for different reasons |
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  simon tanner
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Local time: 20:00
| Grading comment Thanks Simon and everyone who answered. "Ricerca" was putting me off, as it is wont to do, particularly in a fashion/design context. "Expression of our inner self/selves" is perfect. Must remember that excuse next time I feel guilty about splashing out on a pair of jimmy choos ;)
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6 hrs confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 expression of our personal identity
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Because "expression of our search for our personal identity" adds little and subtracts much in terms of readability.
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