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оцелявам поединично

English translation: survive on one's own


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Bulgarian term or phrase:оцелявам поединично
English translation:survive on one's own
Entered by: Andrei Vrabtchev
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Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Bulgarian term or phrase: оцелявам поединично
Никой не може да оцелее поединично.
Veta Anton
Bulgaria
survive on one's own
Explanation:
no one can survive on his own

http://www.google.bg/search?hl=bg&q="survive on one's own"&b...
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Andrei Vrabtchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 04:03
Grading comment
Thanx for the good answer!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4survive on one's ownAndrei Vrabtchev
4 +2no man is an island
Mark Bossanyi
5there are no sole survivors (or lone wolves)
Atanas Naydenov
3it's every man for himself
Petya Ivanova


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
it's every man for himself


Explanation:
If it's every man for himself, then people are trying to save themselves from a difficult situation without trying to help anyone else.

Petya Ivanova
Bulgaria
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanx for the helpful answer!

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
no man is an island


Explanation:
meaning that human beings do not thrive when isolated from others.
(Цитат на John Donne (1572-1631), придобил гражданственост)


    Reference: http://google.atcomet.com/b/search-bg.htm?cx=003763893858882...
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanx for the helpful answer!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bettyblue: john donne;)
5 hrs
  -> Благодаря
agree  zenithmaster: Great quote!
15 hrs
  -> Благодаря
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
there are no sole survivors (or lone wolves)


Explanation:
heard it before, and i found it googling on several occasions


    Reference: http://www.google.bg/#hl=bg&q=%22there+are+no+sole+survivors...
Atanas Naydenov
Bulgaria
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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Asker: Thanx for the original answer!

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
survive on one's own


Explanation:
no one can survive on his own

http://www.google.bg/search?hl=bg&q="survive on one's own"&b...


Andrei Vrabtchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 04:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanx for the good answer!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanx for the helpful answer!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denka Momkova
22 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  natasha stoyanova: 4 Jan 2008 ... No One Can Survive on Their Own. This Weekly Maximum Ride Alert will kind of be like my first post, alerting people about the Flock. ... ultimateflight.blogspot.com/.../no-one-can-survive-on-their-own.html
32 mins
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agree  Emilia Delibasheva
4 hrs
  -> thank you!
agree  bettyblue
5 hrs
  -> thanks!
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