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1 Mottenkiste
f umg.: eine Geschichte / ein Witz etc. aus der Mottenkiste a hoary old ( oder an ancient) story / joke etc.; das gehört in die Mottenkiste that should be consigned to oblivion (hum. given a decent burial)* * *Mọt|ten|kis|tef (fig)* * *Mot·ten·kis·tef* * *(fig.)Filme/Geschichten/Gags aus der Mottenkiste — ancient films/stories/gags
* * *Mottenkiste f umg:eine Geschichte/ein Witz etcdas gehört in die Mottenkiste that should be consigned to oblivion (hum given a decent burial)* * *(fig.)Filme/Geschichten/Gags aus der Mottenkiste — ancient films/stories/gags
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2 uralt
Adj. ancient, (as) old as the hills umg.; umg. Witz: hoary ( oder creaky) old; uraltes Problem age-old problem; seit uralten Zeiten from ( oder since) time immemorial; aus uralten Zeiten from long, long ago, from way back when umg.; der Witz / Trick etc. ist uralt umg. the joke / trick is as old as the hills* * *immemorial; ancient* * *ur|altadjancient; Problem, Brauch auch age-oldseit úralten Zeiten — from time immemorial
aus úralten Zeiten — from long (long) ago
* * *1) (done, known etc for a very long time: an age-old custom.) age-old2) (very old: an ancient sweater.) ancient* * *ur·alt[ˈu:ɐ̯ʔalt]1. (sehr alt) very old2. (schon lange existent) ancient, age-oldein \uraltes Problem a perennial problem* * *Adjektiv very old; ancient* * *uraltes Problem age-old problem;seit uralten Zeiten from ( oder since) time immemorial;aus uralten Zeiten from long, long ago, from way back when umg;der Witz/Trick etcist uralt umg the joke/trick is as old as the hills* * *Adjektiv very old; ancient* * *adj.ancient adj.immemorial adj.very old adj. adv.immemorially adv.
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