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06:11 Jul 20, 2011
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Other / Idiom
Hebrew term or phrase: mechadesh yamav k'kedem
A remark on a top business executive says, "...tachat hakova hazeh [i.e. as chairman of several executive councils] hu mitrotzetz b'Cannes umechadesh yamav k'kedem."
Garsan
Israel
Local time: 05:12


Summary of answers provided
4 +1and renews his days as of old
Gad Kohenov
3as in the old times
Jonatan Krovitsky


  

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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
and renews his days as of old


Explanation:
המשפט בתנ"ך הוא חדש ימנו כקדם והתרגום
Renew (restore) our days as of old!
Hence the translation proposed above.

Gad Kohenov
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mechadesh yamav k\'kedem
as in the old times


Explanation:
While the translation offered by Mr. Kohenov is the literal one, the question is what is this metaphor stands for.
IMHO, it means he acts as he used to when he was younger, hence :
As in the old times.

Jonatan Krovitsky
Israel
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RussianRussian
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