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la base de la experiencia de identidad,

English translation: the basis of the experience of identity

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Spanish term or phrase: la base de la experiencia de identidad,
English translation:the basis of the experience of identity
Entered by: DLyons

00:20 Mar 1, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Spanish term or phrase: la base de la experiencia de identidad,
Hello
Any suggestions for the following phrase taken from a text about immigrants?

La capacidad del individuo de seguir sintiéndose él mismo en la sucesión de cambios forma la base de la experiencia de identidad,

Thanks to anyone who answers
translation1201
the basis of the experience of identity
Explanation:
Many other ways of saying it, but none seem better to me than the straight translation.

the basis for personal (self-) identity

the basis of Identity
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 22:01
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4 +4the basis of the experience of identity
DLyons
5an individual's ability to be himself, after successive changes, is the foundation of his identity
Otto Albers (X)


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
an individual's ability to be himself, after successive changes, is the foundation of his identity


Explanation:
una manera de decirlo

Otto Albers (X)
Local time: 17:01
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
the basis of the experience of identity


Explanation:
Many other ways of saying it, but none seem better to me than the straight translation.

the basis for personal (self-) identity

the basis of Identity

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 22:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: I agree. Perhaps "sense of identity" is also possible, though I suppose it's not exactly the same thing.
5 mins
  -> Thanks Charles!
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
  -> Thanks Phil.
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Muriel.
agree  Agustina Burdman Luciano
18 hrs
  -> Thanks Augustina.
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