man is a wolf to man

English

Etymology

Calque of Latin homō hominī lupus est.

Proverb

man is a wolf to man

Humans prey upon one another.

Translations

humans prey upon one another

Finnish: ihminen on ihmiselle susi
French: l’homme est un loup pour l’homme (fr)
Hebrew: אָדָם לְאָדָם זְאֵב (he) (adám l'adám z'ev)
Hungarian: ember embernek farkasa (hu)
Latin: homō hominī lupus est
Polish: człowiek człowiekowi wilkiem (pl), kruk krukowi oka nie wykole (pl)
Portuguese: o homem é o lobo do homem
Russian: челове́к челове́ку волк (ru) (čelovék čelovéku volk)

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