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other days, other ways

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

People of the past thought and acted differently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: se oli sitä aikaa — other days, other ways
  • French: autres temps, autres mœurs — other days, other ways
  • Hungarian: más idők, más emberek — other days, other ways
  • Hungarian: változnak az idők, változnak az emberek — other days, other ways
  • Polish: zwyczaje ludzi w przyszłości były inne — other days, other ways
  • Portuguese: mudam-se os tempos, mudam-se os costumes — other days, other ways
  • Vietnamese: mỗi thời mỗi cách — other days, other ways