Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
"В бой идут одни старики"
English translation:
Only "Old Men" Are Going to Battle
Russian term
"В бой идут одни старики"
Спасибо.
Nov 22, 2011 10:50: Natalie changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1489984">Talli L's</a> old entry - "\"В бой идут одни старики\""" to ""Only \"Old Men\" Are Going to Battle ""
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Proposed translations
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Russian to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_«Old_Men»_Are_Going_to_Bat...
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Note added at 9 min (2011-11-18 13:59:53 GMT)
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Or:
Only veterans are going to battle
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Victoria Lubashenko
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Igor Moshkin
: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070861/
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MariyaN (X)
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Illa69
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Only veteran soldiers are going to battle
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"Old" refers more to age rather than experience.
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Raffaele Esposito
: I gave this other option too, only that I wrote "veterans" that is the same for "veteran soldiers"... :)
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For the Russians the word "veteran" alone has a little different meaning.
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Georgia
Careful Term Search + Pro Writing Style
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Mission for old-timers only
India
Translation is a work of art
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, Spanish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
only old men are going to the battlefield
Canada
University Degree in Translation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
Aces Only for This Fight
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The Misha
: I'd say this comes as the most natural solution so far, but what are you going to do about that "old men" translation? It's their loss, not yours.
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Thank you. Looks like someone at some point in time had come up with the "old men" thing which, in my opinion, sounds too awkward for a movie title and could be confusing as an "old man" doesn't precisely equate to a seasoned fighter
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Judith Hehir
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Thank you, Judith
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Zamira B.
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Thank you, Zamira
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Andrii Ishchenko
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Thank you, Andriy
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Reference comments
Ukraine
Joy of translation
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian
Discussion
Was a good one though, thanks for the fun.