live below the dignity of our nature

Russian translation: жить недостойно собственной природы

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English term or phrase:live below the dignity of our nature
Russian translation:жить недостойно собственной природы
Entered by: rns

07:55 Sep 14, 2016
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: live below the dignity of our nature
Доброго времени суток.

It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.

Спасибо.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 09:43
жить недостойно собственной природы
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Большое спасибо всем.
Спасибо, rns.
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3 +2опускаться ниже достоинства человеческой природы
Maria Khruleva
3жить недостойно собственной природы
rns


  

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жить недостойно собственной природы


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rns
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 50
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Большое спасибо всем.
Спасибо, rns.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
опускаться ниже достоинства человеческой природы


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Maria Khruleva
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:43
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  El oso: может проще:"жить, уронив/потеряв человеческое достоинство"?
2 hrs
  -> Спасибо, соглашусь с Вашей версией.

agree  Tatyana Leshkevich: Я тоже за "просто достоинство". ...опускаться ниже собственного достоинства...
19 days
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