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Amin RSasked for translation 10 years ago
How to translate? (en-ru)
as old as the hills ?
User translations (4)
- 1.
Песок сыпется
example
Your dad seems to be as old as the hills
Example translation
Твой папа кажется таким старым, что будто песок с него сыпется/ С твоего папы уже песок сыпется (от старости).
Translator's comment
"Песок сыпется" actually is a kind of idiom that literally means "sand pours", expressing an idea: a person is so old that he becomes comparable with a stone statue or sth. so that the sand pours down from him. Maybe that seems a bit strange, but if saying it to a Russian, he will definitely understand your idea.
translation added by Павел Смола1 - 2.
Такой же старый, как холмы
translation added by Olga BlagovaBronze en-ru1 - 3.
стар как мир
translation added by Alexandra Osmomyslova0 - 4.
Старый, как горы
translation added by Невладимир Невладимирович0