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puts the lie to old adages

French translation: dément les vieux dictons


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English term or phrase:puts the lie to old adages
French translation:dément les vieux dictons
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00:49 Mar 18, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Psychology
English term or phrase: puts the lie to old adages
Note this puts the lie to some old adages.


Some people may "mellow with age" but just as many become more reactionary and conservative as they get older.
kerbager
Local time: 06:34
dément les vieux dictons
Explanation:
Juste une alternative. Cela contredit les vieux adages.
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4 +5cela fait mentir les vieux dictons
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4 +3dément les vieux dictonsMultiPro


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
cela fait mentir les vieux dictons


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jmleger
Local time: 05:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  MultiPro
34 mins

agree  Lingua 5B
39 mins

agree  stephane bonduelle
3 hrs

agree  FX Fraipont
7 hrs

agree  Hélène ALEXIS: dictons, selon lesquels...
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
dément les vieux dictons


Explanation:
Juste une alternative. Cela contredit les vieux adages.

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernard M: celà contredit certains adages (pour respecter l'original et éviter d'associer vieux et adage, car dans le mot adage, il y a déjà, me semble-t-il, l'idée d'ancien.
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  -> Je partage votre avis. Merci bien!

agree  xxx::::::::::
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  -> Merci bien, Dr D. J.

agree  Agnès BESSIERES
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  -> Merci bien!
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