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Translation Assistance => English→Modern Greek Translation Forum => Topic started by: compass on 09 May, 2007, 20:09:17

Title: Old adages... were at best sophomoric at the moment of first utterance.
Post by: compass on 09 May, 2007, 20:09:17
"...Old adages... have persisted for years, despite the fact that they were at best sophomoric at the moment of first utterance." is a bigger part of the phrase.
Title: Old adages... were at best sophomoric at the moment of first utterance.
Post by: billberg23 on 09 May, 2007, 20:54:08
Παλιές παροιμίες
Title: Old adages... were at best sophomoric at the moment of first utterance.
Post by: wings on 09 May, 2007, 20:58:50
Ή και παλιά γνωμικά.
Title: Old adages... were at best sophomoric at the moment of first utterance.
Post by: compass on 09 May, 2007, 23:28:23
I need the whole phrase (Old adages... were at best sophomoric at the moment of first utterance) translated (I thought I put it all in subject line?) but especially sophomoric.

Tks
Title: Old adages... were at best sophomoric at the moment of first utterance.
Post by: wings on 09 May, 2007, 23:50:14
Dear "compass", please read the forum rules very carefully (the yellow button on top of each page):

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1.5 If you ask for translation help please limit your query to 12 words and ALWAYS provide CONTEXT. If you want help with something bigger than that then you may contact one of the members or directly Translatum Translation Services (https://www.translatum.gr/translation) for professional translation. If you want a free draft translation you can always use Greek machine translation (https://www.translatum.gr/#mt).
Title: Old adages... were at best sophomoric at the moment of first utterance.
Post by: banned8 on 09 May, 2007, 23:57:13
12 words in the title, mod. No context necessary (or enough given). Tough one, though, to translate effectively. Let's give it some thought.

Title: Old adages... were at best sophomoric at the moment of first utterance.
Post by: banned8 on 10 May, 2007, 00:37:25
OK, here's a first suggestion:

Τα παλιά ρητά / γνωμικά (έχουν επιζήσει όλα αυτά τα χρόνια παρότι) δεν ήταν παρά πρωτόλεια όταν ειπώθηκαν για πρώτη φορά.

Δεν με ενθουσιάζει το «πρωτόλεια», αλλά για να ξεκινήσουμε, καλό είναι.