I want to make sure what this sentence means.

Question

I read a sentence, "No podremos sobre vivir si sólo nos interesa nuestra propia supervivencia." But the 3 translations I got by using 3 SD translators still confused me. So, what is the exact meaning of this sentence?

Answer 1

'We cannot live if we are only interested in our own survival."

Thanks for your good answer. That makes much more sense to me because the fourth translation I got is "We will not be able to survive if our own survival is all that matters to us", which seems not good enough. - joygogo, Jun 27, 2013

Answer 2

the fourth translation I got is "We will not be able to survive if our own survival is all that matters to us"

This is exactly what has been said in Spanish if you take into consideration Chileno´s comment, and he is right - "sobrevivir" is one word.

Thanks for your opinion. - joygogo, Jun 29, 2013

Answer 3

You got that (the 4th one) because that's what it is says in Spanish.

Are you sure the Spanish version is correct?

sobrevivir

not sobre vivir.

Thanks for pointing out the typo. I didn't know I made a spelling mistake. - joygogo, Jun 29, 2013