"vanha koira ei opi uusia temppuja" meaning in All languages combined

See vanha koira ei opi uusia temppuja on Wiktionary

Proverb [Finnish]

Etymology: Literally, “an old dog will not learn new tricks”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|an old dog will not learn new tricks}} “an old dog will not learn new tricks”, {{lit|an old dog will not learn new tricks}} Literally, “an old dog will not learn new tricks” Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=vanha koira ei opi uusia temppuja}} vanha koira ei opi uusia temppuja
  1. you can't teach an old dog new tricks (it is difficult for an old person to learn new things)
    Sense id: en-vanha_koira_ei_opi_uusia_temppuja-fi-proverb-Sj7MmlL0 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Finnish proverbs: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vanha, koira, ei, opi, uusia, temppuja. Synonyms: vanhalle koiralle ei voi opettaa uusia temppuja
    Sense id: en-vanha_koira_ei_opi_uusia_temppuja-fi-proverb-VZJytl04

Alternative forms

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