Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Old is something that happens to other people
Russian translation:
кажется, что старость уготована кому угодно, но только не тебе.
Added to glossary by
Andrew Vdovin
Oct 16, 2003 06:03
20 yrs ago
English term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Old is something that happens to other people
English to Russian
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
There were eight of us and we had to camp a lot more often than we'd have liked. The cold got into my bones, lying on the hard ground, but I never let on. Too busy telling myself and all the others that I was fine, I could take the cold, I was man enough. Never mind that the others were all old in the trade, to a man scarred inside and out, minds of stone and skin of leather. Never occurred to me that their faces would be mine, did it? Old is something that happens to other people when you're nineteen.
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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605
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Когда тебе девятнадцать, кажется, будто стареют только другие.
Или "...считаешь, будто старость ждет кого угодно, но только не тебя", "старость уготована всем, кроме тебя".
Или "...считаешь, будто старость ждет кого угодно, но только не тебя", "старость уготована всем, кроме тебя".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Еще раз спасибо за хороший вариант, Кирилл!"
5 mins
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Когда тебе (вам) девятнадцать, старость (для вас) - это то, что происходит с другими (людьми).
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12 mins
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Когда тебе 19, кажется, что старость никогда не наступит / не наступит никогда.
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Kirill Semenov
56 mins
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| agree |
olganet
5 hrs
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| agree |
Dmitry Avdeev
6 hrs
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| agree |
protolmach
7 hrs
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| agree |
Iouri Ostrovski
10 hrs
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3 hrs
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Старость - это то, что уготовано другим, когда тебе девятнадцать.
Удачи, Andrew Vdovin!
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Natalie
: logika frazy narushena
43 mins
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По-моему, нет, Natalie. Идёт поток сознания (мы же не знаем следующей фразы).
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4 hrs
Yakov Tomara
Native in Russian
Over 14 years in international trade
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, French to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Когда тебе 19, старость - это что-то из чужой жизни
Еще вариант
9 hrs
Sergei Tumanov
Native in Russian
In shipping since 1976 = interpreting!
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
в 19 старость всегда обходит тебя стороной!
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Elena Ivaniushina
: противоречие во времени: "в 19" и "всегда" не вяжутся друг с другом
4 hrs
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