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Sentence #2782078

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 raggione raggione October 10, 2013 October 10, 2013 at 9:19:24 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Should it be "in one's youth" ?

Can I suggest: "... the things that one failed to obtain in one's youth through lack of money." ?

CK CK October 10, 2013 October 10, 2013 at 9:32:50 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Similar in meaning:

One advantage of being old is that you no longer desire all the things that you couldn't afford to buy when you were young.
http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/2782268

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1949676L'avantage en vieillissant, c'est qu'on n'exige plus des choses qu'étant jeune on ne pouvait s'offrir par manque d'argent..

The advantage of ageing is that one doesn't demand anymore the things that, in youth, one failed to obtain due to lack of money.

added by mervert1, October 10, 2013
➜ #1949676L'avantage en vieillissant, c'est qu'on n'exige plus des choses qu'étant jeune on ne pouvait s'offrir par manque d'argent.

linked by mervert1, October 10, 2013
The advantage of ageing is that one doesn't demand anymore the things that one failed to obtain in one`s youth due to lack of money.

edited by mervert1, October 12, 2013
The advantage of ageing is that one doesn't demand anymore the things that one failed to obtain in one's youth due to lack of money.

edited by mervert1, October 12, 2013
The advantage of ageing is that one doesn't demand anymore the things that one failed to obtain in one's youth through lack of money.

edited by mervert1, October 12, 2013