Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
memoria familiare
English translation:
family memory
Italian term
memoria familiare
Taken from a text adapted from an article in an Italian newspaper on a government initiative to encourage schoolchildren's interest in Italian history (Risorgimento e la nascita della Repubblica). I really don't understand this phrase, particularly what "memoria familiare" means in this context. I understand that "familiare" can mean familiar or relating to family but neither seems really appropriate. I'm studying to be a translator and getting a bit disheartened. I'd appreciate any help!
| 4 +2 | family memory |
Simona de Logu
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| 3 | unofficial historical memory |
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Nov 29, 2006 21:07: Linda 969 changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Proposed translations
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Interpreter, translator and journalist
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
family memory
In this text, it means that people's family memories go farther back in history than the Italian republic.
| Thank you! I sort of understood that but couldn't think how to render it in English as "family memory" sounds a bit odd but your explanation is so clear I think I can put it into a sentence now. |
| Thanks |
| Thanks to everyone! |
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Monica Cecere
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potra
: Yes, I would add collective family memory
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unofficial historical memory
I think they want to stress the difference between how history is explained at school and what, especially in the past, people were feeling and remembering about these historical moments.
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