Glossary entry

português term or phrase:

afastar

inglês translation:

drift away

Added to glossary by Forna (X)
Feb 6, 2003 11:02
21 yrs ago
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português term

afastar

Non-PRO português para inglês Outra
Os seres humanos se afastaram da natureza.

Proposed translations

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drift away

Mankind has drifted away from nature

A Vivid Lesson of the Human Place in Nature -
... However, their ennobled position would be undermined as their lifestyle drifted away from Nature. ... They were now exploiting Nature and their fellow humans. ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Ana Rita Santiago : I like this option because it gives the idea that it's not intentional. We were carried away from nature.
33 minutos
Thanks Anarita
agree Amy Duncan (X)
1 dia 14 horas
Thanks AmyD
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to withdraw / to distance

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human being distanced themselves from nature

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Note added at 2003-02-06 11:10:04 (GMT)
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Human Beings/ Humans distanced themselves from nature

The behavioral psychologists that followed Sigmund Freud\'s pioneering work in psychology distanced themselves from nature

http://scibooks.org/timelovememory.html
Peer comment(s):

agree Sunshine King
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agree Norbert Hermann
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agree Aline Leal
47 minutos
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Humans have separated themselves from nature

I also like "mankind" in place of "humans", but then you need to make the sentence singular, i.e. "mankind has separated itself from nature".
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