l’âge de nos artères

English translation: We also adapt to our biological age/our body's age

19:34 Nov 26, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
French term or phrase: l’âge de nos artères
Nous nous adoptons à l’âge de nos artères aussi. Si nous avons des enfants à éduquer, nous allons fixer des règles ...
Angelina Galanska
United States
English translation:We also adapt to our biological age/our body's age
Explanation:
I have assumed there is a typo here
"Adapting to the age of our arteries" sounds a bit odd
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:52
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3our age and experience
Sarojini Seeneevassen
3We also adapt to our biological age/our body's age
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our age and experience


Explanation:
The saying “we are as old as our arteries” means that the state of our arteries tells about our actual age.
In this case it could mean that the state of our arteries tells about our age and experience.
The right translation may be: We also assert our age and experience


Example sentence(s):
  • On a l’âge de ses artères et il faut l'évaluer Par Dr Eric Du Perret On connaît bien la formule : « On a l’âge de ses artères ! » Comme souvent avec le bon sens populaire, c’est la traduction dans le langage de tous les jours des connaissanc

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Sarojini Seeneevassen
Mauritius
Local time: 15:52
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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neutral  AllegroTrans: I don't see how you get from "adapting" to "asserting"
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Nous nous adaptons à l’âge de nos artères aussi
We also adapt to our biological age/our body's age


Explanation:
I have assumed there is a typo here
"Adapting to the age of our arteries" sounds a bit odd

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:52
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PRO pts in category: 115
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