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конечность бытия

English translation: finitude of being

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Russian term or phrase:конечность бытия
English translation:finitude of being
Entered by: tar81

08:05 Apr 28, 2013
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Philosophy
Russian term or phrase: конечность бытия
Принятие конечности бытия
tar81
Local time: 20:35
finitude of being
Explanation:
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Oleksiy Lolenko
Spain
Local time: 19:35
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Спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4finitude of being
Oleksiy Lolenko
5finite nature of existence / finitude of existence
Keren Applebaum
3the frailty of life
Borys Sydiuk
3ephemerality
palilula (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
finitude of being


Explanation:
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Oleksiy Lolenko
Spain
Local time: 19:35
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cyhul
3 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  Nadezhda Ward
2 hrs
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Roman M: also: 'the finitude of life', or, to be less formal, '[the fact that] life is limited'
23 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Роман!
agree  alex suhoy
23 hrs
  -> Спасибо!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the frailty of life


Explanation:
accepting the frailty of life

Borys Sydiuk
Ukraine
Local time: 20:35
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
finite nature of existence / finitude of existence


Explanation:
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Keren Applebaum
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ephemerality


Explanation:
the property of lasting for a very short time



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Note added at 16 hrs (2013-04-29 00:52:01 GMT)
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I wanted to enter "ephemerality of life" but only ephemerality was taken.

Example sentence(s):
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    Reference: http://elindance.wordpress.com/
    Reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lausanne/6358062861/
palilula (X)
United States
Local time: 10:35
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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