Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
immaginario comune
English translation:
collective imagination
Added to glossary by
Heather Phillips
Mar 31, 2008 17:45
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
United Kingdom
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immaginario comune
Italian to English
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"Fa riferimento a qualcosa che fa parte dell'immaginario comune, immagine di supereroi, film ..." - shared consciousness? Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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simon tanner
Italy
Italy
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Italy
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Works in: Italian to English, English
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16
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collective imagination
This is what I usually say; seems to be quite popular:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="collective imagination...
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not the same as collective consciousness, which has different overtones:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_consciousness
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="collective imagination...
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not the same as collective consciousness, which has different overtones:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_consciousness
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks Simon and everybody else for confirming. That's perfect."
+1
4 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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53
the popular imagination
I don't usually choose "highest" but in this case, I'm sure !
+2
8 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
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Egypt
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collective imagination
as opposed to individual imagination.
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Tom in London
: actually, Nadia's suggestion is equally valid - so 4.9 it is !
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Thank you Tom.
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Maria Luisa Dell'Orto
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Thanks a lot.
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
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Israel
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, Hebrew
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15
Common imagination
Must exist too. Even Google recognizes the fact :))
1 hr
social/popular imaginary
If you are translating into colloquial English, Tom's "popular imagination" is probably best but if you need sociological jargon, "imaginary" can be used by as a noun.
You should be able to make your mind up from the context.
HTH
Giles
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-31 19:29:52 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be "... can be used as a noun".
You should be able to make your mind up from the context.
HTH
Giles
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-31 19:29:52 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be "... can be used as a noun".
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the collective unconscious
As per Carl Jung's: The collective unconscious is also known as "a reservoir of the experiences of our species.
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Giles Watson
: "Immaginario" and "imaginary" are calques of Lacan's "imaginaire". I'd prefer to avoid theory altogether (Tom's suggestion) than to confuse the two concepts. It may make no difference, of course, but Heather hasn't really given us enough context.
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