Glossary entry

Greek term or phrase:

από το υστέρημα τους

English translation:

of what little they had

Added to glossary by Theodoros Karyotis
Apr 20, 2013 11:46
11 yrs ago
Greek term

από το υστέρημα τους

Greek to English Art/Literary Journalism
"να ευχαριστήσουν τους πολλούς συμπολίτες τους που έδωσαν από το υστέρημα τους για να δημιουργηθεί ο συνεταιρισμός"

προφανως δεν υπάρχει αυτούσια η έκφραση, κάποια ιδέα για το πώς να διατηρηθεί το νόημα, δηλαδή οτι συνεισέφεραν γενναιόδωρα παρ'όλο που δεν τους περίσσευαν τα χρήματα;

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of what little they had

who gave of what little they had ...

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gave what little they could; deprived themselves in order to

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gave what they could hardly afford

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