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Certe nostre inclinazioni..,

English translation: some of our tendencies

06:17 Nov 3, 2009

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Italian term or phrase: Certe nostre inclinazioni..,

I need hep with translating the following passage from ove a 100 years old paper by Benini, an Italian psychologist. I know what it is about, but autopmatic translation does not provide me with a usable one. If you can, please help.
I am not a translator of Italian, I just encountered the quote and would like to know what it REALLY means

Certe nostre inclinazioni che si credevano soffocate e spente da un pezzo, si ridestano; passioni vecchie e sepolte revivono; cose e persone a cui non pensiamo mai, ci vengono dinanzi

espintl
Australia

English translation:some of our tendencies

Explanation:
Some of our tendencies believed to be ......

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Kathy Vigolo
Honduras
Local time: 10:14

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some of our inclinations..

Mara Ballarini

some of our tendencies

Kathy Vigolo

Certain proclivities of ours... (see)

Michael Korovkin

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peer agreement (net): +4

some of our inclinations..

Explanation:
Some of our inclinations which we tought/believed to be ....

Mara Ballarini
Australia
Local time: 02:14
Works in field
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Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

3 hrs confidence:

Certain proclivities of ours... (see)

Explanation:
... believed to have been stiffled and extinguished for quite some time, reinstill themselves... etc.

The rest is quite straightforward. . Since it's THAT Benini, I used a slightly old–fashoned "certain proclivities of ours"

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 17:14
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English,