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|trtx=English: [[man | |trtx=English: [[man is but a breath and a shadow]], [[a man is nothing but breath and shadow]], [[human being is only a breath and a shadow]] (Sophocles, ''Fragmenta'', 13); French: l'[[homme]] n'est que [[souffle]] et [[ombre]]; Italian: l'[[uomo]] non è che [[soffio]] e [[ombra]]; Spanish: el [[hombre]] es [[solamente]] un [[soplo]] y una [[sombra]]; Latin: [[nil]] [[aliud]] [[ac]] [[umbra]] [[atque]] [[flatus]] [[est]] [[homo]], homo ventus solum et umbra; Dutch: [[een mens is slechts wind en schaduw]]; Modern Greek: ο [[άνθρωπος]] [[είναι]] μόν' [[ανάσα]] και [[σκιά]] | ||
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Revision as of 09:46, 13 March 2024
Translations
English: man is but a breath and a shadow, a man is nothing but breath and shadow, human being is only a breath and a shadow (Sophocles, Fragmenta, 13); French: l'homme n'est que souffle et ombre; Italian: l'uomo non è che soffio e ombra; Spanish: el hombre es solamente un soplo y una sombra; Latin: nil aliud ac umbra atque flatus est homo, homo ventus solum et umbra; Dutch: een mens is slechts wind en schaduw; Modern Greek: ο άνθρωπος είναι μόν' ανάσα και σκιά