English translation of "giornata materiale" - "The term "materiale" is sometimes used in an intensifying sense and isn't usually translated. An approximation could be "my actual day". Still, I think you should simply translate it as "my day" to make it sound more natural."

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147 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Italian > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	giornata materiale
Context:	Così, passarono ventun giorni. Non sapevo più le date. Non mi interessavano neppure. Avevo
Keywords:	...organizzato la mia giornata materiale tra le pulizie e la lettura dei libri della biblioteca circolante del carcere.

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147 months ago

Guillermina Rivas wrote:

The term "materiale" is sometimes used in an intensifying sense and isn't usually translated. An approximation could be "my actual day". Still, I think you should simply translate it as "my day" to make it sound more natural.

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147 months ago

wrote:

Thanks for your input. My inclination was to not translate "materiale", too. Just wanted to be absolutely certain.

147 months ago

wrote:

Agree, that is how I see it and what I would have put

147 months ago

wrote:

Agree, that is how I see it and what I would have put