Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Freedom and respect are all we need to survive.

Greek translation:

Για να επιβιώσουμε δεν χρειαζόμαστε τίποτε άλλο παρά ελευθερία και σεβασμό.

Added to glossary by Ino66 (X)
Mar 1, 2003 22:14
21 yrs ago
English term

Freedom and respect are all we need to survive.

Non-PRO English to Greek Other
Freedom and respect are all we need to survive.

Proposed translations

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Eleftheria kai sevasmos einai o,ti/afto pou xreiazomaste gia na epiviosoume.

Word for word and still makes natural-sounding Greek.

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Note added at 2003-03-01 22:18:45 (GMT)
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Alternatively, the focus of your sentence in English would be rendered even better, I think, as follows:

Gia na epiviosoume den xreiazomaste tipote allo para eleftheria kai sevasmo.

Literally: In order to survive we need nothing else but freedom and respect.
Peer comment(s):

agree Joanne Panteleon
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agree Spiros Doikas
10 hrs
agree Joanna5
11 hrs
agree Evdoxia R. (X)
1 day 9 hrs
agree Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi : although in correct english your alternative phrase should read "In order to survive we need nothing more than freedom and respect"
3 days 20 hrs
"nothing else but" = "nothing more than" in this context... IMHO you do tend to tailor the notions of "correctness" and "incorrectness" to your own standards.
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Ta mona pragmata pou xreiazetai o anthropos gia na epiviosei, einai i eleutheria kai o sevasmos

"Ta mona pragmata pou xreiazetai o anthropos gia na epiviosei, einai i eleutheria kai o sevasmos.."

"τα μόνα πράγματα που χρειάζεται ο άνθρωπος για να επιβιώσει, είναι η ελευθερία και ο σεβασμός"...

Αnother twist... with the very same meaning..
A more literary or contemplative version, I'd like to think...

this suggestion would read in english exactly as follows:
"the only things a man would need to survive are freedom and respect"...

... Ι suppose you wouldn't need any more variations on the theme heh?... :-)

Wish you the best..Good luck! :-)
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