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Feb 11, 2010 20:51
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
Not a translator
se caen de viejas
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Spanish to English
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Linguistics
I just wanted to know if caerse can mean become? Or does this mean to fall into old age?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | they drop with age |
margaret caulfield
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| 3 +1 | falling apart |
Lisa McCarthy
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| 4 | X are so old they are falling to bits/ they are on the point of collapsing |
marilors
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Proposed translations
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Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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falling apart
Found this in the Harraps dictionary:
esta casa se cae de vieja - this house is falling apart with age
esta casa se cae de vieja - this house is falling apart with age
12 mins
X are so old they are falling to bits/ they are on the point of collapsing
el edificio se cae de viejo - the building is so old it's falling to bits or it's on the point of collapsing
Reference:
+2
12 mins
margaret caulfield
Native in Spanish
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English
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
they drop with age
I'd say.
Peer comment(s):
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franglish
: ha ha, franKlish is a new one!
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Thanks, franklish.
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Liliana Galiano
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Thanks, Multitran.
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Discussion
" con ese paternalismo que infantiliza a las mujeres hasta que se caen de viejas"