vello coma o mundo

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Galician

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Etymology

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Literally, old as the world.

Adjective

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vello coma o mundo

  1. (simile) old as the hills
    • 2006, Daniel Kehlmann, A medición do mundo, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 40:
      Humboldt soubo que o Directoire quería enviar un grupo de exploradores aos Mares do Sur baixo a dirección do grande Bougainville, pero o home era tan vello coma o mundo, estaba xordo de todo []
      Humboldt learned that the Directory wanted to send a group of researchers to the South Sea under the command of the great Bougainville, but Bougainville was as old as the hills, stone deaf []

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