English translation of "On ne connaît jamais les êtres." - "One can never really know what's in the minds of/motivates human beings."

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162 months ago

Chantal Low (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	On ne connaît jamais les êtres.
Context:	(dans le sens de la connaissance profonde des autres)
Keywords:	Looking for the nicest way to say this in English. Tks.

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162 months ago

wrote:

One can never really know what's in the minds of/motivates human beings.

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162 months ago

wrote:

Or "It's impossible to know the deepest feelings of human beings."

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162 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training wrote:

one can never really know another human being

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or many possible alternatives depending on style/nuance - including expressions such as 'deep down', 'the inner life of', 'what's going on inside..', etc.

162 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training wrote:

One doesn't know human beings anymore

162 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training wrote:

You never know the deep self of people

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