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vanha koira ei opi uusia temppuja
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Finnish
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
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Proverb
Finnish
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Alternative forms
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vanhalle koiralle ei voi opettaa uusia temppuja
Etymology
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Literally,
“
an old dog will not learn new tricks
”
.
Proverb
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vanha
koira
ei
opi
uusia
temppuja
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
(
it is
difficult
for an
old
person to learn
new
things
)
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:
see
vanha
,
koira
,
ei
,
opi
,
uusia
,
temppuja
.
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Finnish lemmas
Finnish proverbs
Finnish multiword terms