No man is an island

Greek translation: Κανένας άνθρωπος δεν είναι νησί

18:51 May 22, 2011
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Anthropology
English term or phrase: No man is an island
Idiomatic expression to express the sentiment that we are all interconnected and that no man stands alone.

Ιδιοματισμός που εκφράζει το συνέσθημα ότι είμαστε όλοι ενωμένοι και ότι κανένας δεν είναι μόνος του.
Anna McVeigh
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:44
Greek translation:Κανένας άνθρωπος δεν είναι νησί
Explanation:
It's a quote from John Donne, and the Greek translation is direct.

Κανένας άνθρωπος δεν είναι νησί, ακέριος μοναχός του.

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Dave Bindon
Greece
Local time: 05:44
Grading comment
Thank you very much and thanks to all those who agree!!
Σ'ευχαριστώ πολύ. Επίσης σ'αυτούς που συμφωνούν!
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4 +8Κανένας άνθρωπος δεν είναι νησί
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Κανένας άνθρωπος δεν είναι νησί


Explanation:
It's a quote from John Donne, and the Greek translation is direct.

Κανένας άνθρωπος δεν είναι νησί, ακέριος μοναχός του.



Dave Bindon
Greece
Local time: 05:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much and thanks to all those who agree!!
Σ'ευχαριστώ πολύ. Επίσης σ'αυτούς που συμφωνούν!

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