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Je n’ai pas envie qu’on me tende en permanence un miroir pour contempler ma décrépitude.
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I don't want to be constantly reminded of my own decrepitude.
Translated by markvanroode 58051 2 weeks, 5 days ago
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I don't want to be constantly held up a mirror to contemplate my decrepitude.
Translated by markvanroode 58051 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Discussion

Thanks, Wendy.

 by markvanroode 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mark, may I suggest: I don't want to be constantly reminded of my own decrepitude.
(Being surrounded by other old people is like looking in a mirror and being reminded of one's own decrepitude. I think the sentence would read better and make more sense if you leave 'mirror' out.)

 by Merlin57 2 weeks, 5 days ago