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Spanish term

Nigel Greenwood (X)

Spain

14 questions

...más años que la tos...

Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature

This phrase forms part of a TV ad and I need to find the english (GB) equivalent. My initial thought was "...as old as the hills..."
Any other suggestions?

Proposed translations (English)

3 +1

as old as the hills / older than dirt

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Change log

May 19, 2009 15:23: Nigel Greenwood (X) Created KOG entry

Discussion

polyglot45 May 19, 2009: what on earth is as old as dirt? I know "common as dirt" but old as.....
Nigel Greenwood (X) (asker) May 19, 2009: Thanks to everyone I would like to thank you all. Unfortunately, I will not award points for the answers. It seems to me that "great minds think alike". One again, thanks.
Margarita Gonzalez May 19, 2009: as old as the hills conveys exactly that meaning. Estoy de acuerdo con Smart-T, tu traducción es perfecta.
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.) May 19, 2009: as old as hills Me quedo con tu traducción. Es sinónimo de "tener más años que matusalen"... saludos
Eileen Banks May 19, 2009: más años que la tos ... as old as the hills sounds just right! I would use that:)
Kathryn Litherland May 19, 2009: what is it describing? What's being described a having "más años que la tos"?