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  What it means

  “Even on an old bush, roses bloom.” Age does not extinguish beauty, talent, or vitality. Old people can still flourish and surprise.

  English equivalent

  There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

  Vocabulary

  • stary — old
  • krzak — bush, shrub
  • róża — rose
  • kwitnąć — to bloom, to blossom

  Grammar note

  'Na starym krzaku' — locative after 'na'. 'Róże kwitną' — nominative plural subject with third-person plural verb.

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