Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
Granice człowieczeństwa
English translation:
reached the absolute bottom/went beyond the bounds of what it means to be human
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2016-08-14 16:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Aug 10, 2016 23:17
7 yrs ago
Polish term
United States
Krystina Wisniowska
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
Granice człowieczeństwa
Polish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Tworzac legal system do wymordowania narodu doszli do granic człowieczeństwa.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Works in field
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
110
Selected
reached the absolute bottom/went beyond the bounds of what it means to be human
I prefer "what it means to be human" because it unequivocally refers to being a human being with all the attendant qualities of empathy and humaneness.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, it is a good idea. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
51 mins
boundaries of humanity
.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 53 mins (2016-08-11 00:11:01 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Murderers were now depicted as hideously outside the moral boundaries of humanity, - https://goo.gl/0mtzmQ
-----
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 53 mins (2016-08-11 00:11:01 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Murderers were now depicted as hideously outside the moral boundaries of humanity, - https://goo.gl/0mtzmQ
-----
Note from asker:
| Thank you, I think it is a good idea... |
+1
9 hrs
sank to the utmost depth of human depravity
Here is a list of ideas. Choose the one that best suits your context.
sank to the utmost depth of human depravity https://goo.gl/KdHVaM
sank to the depths of human depravity https://goo.gl/huVz1l
reached the full potential of human depravity https://goo.gl/Zl3nXF
reached the peak of inhumanity https://goo.gl/H1ZSzr
reached the peak of man’s inhumanity to man https://goo.gl/8iCrld
reached the peak of bestiality https://goo.gl/igIzJR
abandoned all vestiges of humanity https://goo.gl/oofDh3
lost all vestiges of humanity https://goo.gl/6SwbWj
they became animals
they became dehumanized
they became beasts
Note from asker:
| Peter thank you very much for your ideas..... all of them are great. However in my situation I selected "has crossed the line of humanity" that will be use in the speech and most likely reach the general audience. |
Something went wrong...