A la antigua usanza

ROBINDESBOIS · #1 September 08, 2009, 03:09 AM

English?

Hacer algo a la antigua usanza is to do something like in the olden times. IS there a saying in English?

bobjenkins · #2 September 08, 2009, 08:09 PM

Hacer algo a la antigua usanza

Do something old-fashioned

ROBINDESBOIS · #3 September 10, 2009, 04:12 PM

Just like that or something like to do something in an old-fashioned way ???

sosia · #4 September 11, 2009, 05:27 AM

"as always was"?

ROBINDESBOIS · #5 September 14, 2009, 01:18 AM

as it once was

EmpanadaRica · #6 September 17, 2009, 10:54 AM

'was' in Dutch means:
- was (past tense of 'is')
- wax
- laundry..

So you could say:
"Toen de was van was was, was de was bijna in de was geweest".

If you're working in a waxmuseum, it'd be something you'd say on a daily basis..

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