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English translation: the time has taken its toll

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13:52 Mar 28, 2010

Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering

Croatian term or phrase: zub vremena

Od tada je prošlo više od sedam desetljeća i zub vremena učinio je svoje.

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Local time: 14:07

English translation:the time has taken its toll

Explanation:
Izraz bi trebao biti pjesnički, ako je u izvorniku zub vremena, pretpostavljam.

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Local time: 14:07

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the time has taken its toll

Tomislav Patarčić

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"got long in the tooth"	Lingua 5B

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the time has taken its toll

Explanation:
Izraz bi trebao biti pjesnički, ako je u izvorniku zub vremena, pretpostavljam.

Tomislav Patarčić
Croatia
Local time: 14:07
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Serbo-Croat
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7 hrs

Reference: "got long in the tooth"

Reference information:
evo i jedan izraz s zubima, kao mogućnost:

long in the tooth also long of tooth

to be very old Don't you think she's a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine?
Etymology: based on the idea that teeth grow longer in some animals as they get older

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/long in the tooth

Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Native speaker of:

Serbian,

Croatian

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