ふるい – Vocabulary details

ふるい

Adjective (い)

1. old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn

of things, not people

2. long; since long ago; time-honored

3. of the distant past; long-ago

4. stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny

5. old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

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old-fashioned (in one's way of thinking)

to pour new wine into old wineskins; to give something unorthodox an orthodox presentation

to put new wine into old wineskins; to put new wine into old bottles

ふるすぎるわ。

It's too old.

ずいぶんとふるいな。

It's very old.

ふるいピアノだよ。

It's an old piano.

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