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An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
A reference to the parable of Jesus of New Wine into Old Wineskins, Matthew 9:14–17, Mark 2:21–22, and Luke 5:33–39.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
新瓶裝舊酒 /新瓶装旧酒
(xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ)
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Danish:
gammel vin på nye flasker
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Dutch:
oude wijn in nieuwe flessen
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Finnish:
vanhaa viiniä uudessa pullossa
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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German:
alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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German:
Altes in neuem Gewand
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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German:
dasselbe in grün
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Hungarian:
régi bor új tömlőben
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Hungarian:
régi bort új tömlőbe
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Persian:
ارایه ایده ای کهنه در لباسی نو
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Polish:
stare wino w nowych bukłakach
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Russian:
но́вое вино́ в ве́тхие ме́хи
(nóvoje vinó v vétxije méxi)
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Spanish:
el mismo perro con distinto collar
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Swedish:
gammalt vin i en ny flaska
— existing concept or institution presented as if new
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Vietnamese:
bình mới rượu cũ
— existing concept or institution presented as if new