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getting a little long in the tooth

German translation: werden alt


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English term or phrase:getting long in the tooth
German translation:werden alt
Entered by: Tehno
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12:26 Jul 26, 2003
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English term or phrase: getting a little long in the tooth
We're getting a little long in the tooth for this kind of thing.
Tehno
Local time: 11:23
Dafuer werden wir langsam etwas zu alt.
Explanation:
Long in the tooth - getting old

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Note added at 2003-07-26 17:21:48 (GMT)
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Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 03:23
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5 +1Dafuer werden wir langsam etwas zu alt.
Gisela Greenlee


  

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Dafuer werden wir langsam etwas zu alt.


Explanation:
Long in the tooth - getting old

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Note added at 2003-07-26 17:21:48 (GMT)
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Sorry, didn\'t realize this was posted twice and already had plenty of answers.

Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 03:23
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3
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