Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:old /əʊld/ adjetivo - (of certain age): he's 10 years ~ tiene 10 años;
how ~ are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?;
she's two years ~er than me me lleva dos años - (not young) mayor;
(less polite) viejo;
~ o ~er people los ancianos, las personas mayores or de edad;
to get o grow ~/~er envejecer(conj.⇒) - (not new) ‹clothes/car/custom› viejo;
‹city/civilization› antiguo - (longstanding, familiar) (before n) ‹friend/enemy/rivalry› viejo;
‹injury/problem› antiguo
- (former, previous) (before n) antiguo
- (colloq) (before n) (as intensifier): just wear any ~ thing ponte cualquier cosa;
this book is a load of ~ rubbish este libro es una porquería (fam)
old: old age~ age n uncountable vejez f;
old age pensioner~ age pensioner sustantivo (BrE) pensionista mf (de la tercera edad) old: old-fashioned~-fashioned /'əʊld'fæʃənd/ adjetivo (outdated) anticuado;
(traditional) tradicional;
old people's home~ people's home sustantivo residencia f de ancianos;
old wives' tale~ wives' tale sustantivo cuento m de viejas Subscribe to the Oxford Concise or Unabridged dictionary for more translations, meanings and examples. Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:old [əʊld]
| I | adjetivo 1 (edad) he's ten years old, tiene diez años 2 (persona) mayor, viejo,-a to get old, envejecer old age, vejez old woman, anciana 3 an old friend, un viejo amigo 4 (coche, ropa) viejo,-a (ciudad, civilización, tradición) antiguo,-a (vino) añejo,-a 5 pey anticuado,-a 6 antiguo,-a, anterior: he preferred his old job, prefería su anterior trabajo that's my old school, ése es mi antiguo instituto | | II | n npl ancianos |
old: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009| Compound Forms: |
| age-old | adj | | antiguo |
| age-old | adj | | antiquísimo |
| age-old | adj | | viejísimo |
| become old | | | envejecer v |
| become old-fashioned | | | pasar de moda v |
| chip off the old block | n | informal (sb who behaves like his or her parent) España colloq | de tal palo, tal astilla fr hecha | | He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block. | | Es tan vago como su padre; de tal palo, tal astilla. |
| | España | de casta le viene al galgo/ de padres gatos, hijos michinos fr hecha |
| | fam. | hijo 'e tigre fr hecha |
| days of old | npl | literary (ancient times) | en la antigüedad loc adv | | Knights would fight dragons in days of old. |
| | | tiempos remotos nmpl |
| | | días de antaño nmpl |
| dirty old man | | | viejo verde nm |
| good old days | | | buenos viejos tiempos nmpl |
| good old times | npl | informal (nostalgic term for the past) | aquellos viejos tiempos nmpl | | My grandparents often talk about the good old times when they were young. | | Echo de menos aquéllos viejos tiempos en que pasábamos todo el verano junto al mar. |
| grow old | | | envejecer v |
| growing old | | | envejeciendo |
| grown old | | | envejecido adj |
| he is still his same old self | | | todavía sigue siendo el mismo loc |
| in the good old days | | | en los viejos tiempos |
| make old-fashioned | | | hacer anticuado |
| of old | | | de antaño adj |
| old age | | | vejez nf |
| old as the hills | | | tan viejo como Matusalén |
| old as time | | | tan viejo como Matusalén |
| old bachelor | | | viejo solterón nm |
| old bag | | Pejorative | viejaca nf |
| old bag | | | cartera vieja nf |
| old boy | | | ex-alumno nm |
| old cast-offs | | | desechos viejos nmpl |
| old chap | | | viejo amigo nm |
| old clothes | | | ropa vieja nf |
| old days | | | los buenos tiempos nmpl |
| old English | | (language) | inglés antiguo nm |
| old flame | n | | antiguo amor |
| old fogey | | | persona chapada a la antigua nf |
| old geezer | | | anciano adj |
| old girl | n | antigua estudiante | ex-alumna |
| old girl | n | dama mayor | abuelita |
| old girl | n | dama mayor | señorita |
| old hand | n | persona con mucha experiencia en algo | veterano |
| old hat | n | | anticuado adj |
| old hat | n | | chapado a la antigua adj |
| old joke | | | chiste viejo nm |
| old lady | | | anciana nm |
| old lady | | | esposa nf |
| old maid | | | solterona nf |
| old man | | very informal | mi padre nm |
| old man | | | esposo nm |
| old man | | | viejo nm |
| old master | n | | gran maestro de la pintura |
| old master | n | | obra maestra de la pintura clásica |
| old master | n | | titán de la pintura |
| old people’s home | n | | residencia de ancianos |
| old person | | | anciano nm |
| old salt | | | viejo lobo de mar nm |
| old school | | | de la vieja guardia adj |
| old soldier | n | figurado | hombre experimentado |
| old soldier | n | | excombatiente |
| old soldier | n | | veterano |
| old stager | n | | veterano |
| old style | adj | | a la antigua |
| old timer | n | persona experimentada | veterano |
| old timer | n | | anciano |
| old timer | n | | persona chapada a la antigua |
| old timer | n | | viejo |
| old times | | | los viejos tiempos nmpl |
| old warrior | | | viejo guerrero nm |
| old wives' tale | | | cuento de viejas nm |
| old wives’ tale | n | | cuento de viejas |
| old wives’ tale | n | | patraña |
| old wives’ tale | n | | remedio casero |
| old woman | | | vieja nf |
| old-age pension | n | | pensión |
| old-age pension | n | | subsidio de la tercera edad |
| old-age pensioner | n | | jubilado |
| old-age pensioner | n | | pensionista |
| old-established | adj | | establecido desde hace mucho tiempo |
| old-established | adj | | reconocido desde hace mucho tiempo |
| old-fashioned person | | | persona anticuada nf |
| old-fashioned thing | | | objeto anticuado nf |
| old-time | adj | | de antaño |
| old-time | adj | | de tiempos pasados |
| old-time dancing | n | | baile antiguo |
| old-time dancing | n | | baile de antaño |
| old-world | adj | estilo | clásico |
| old-world | adj | modales | anticuado |
| old-world | adj | tradicional | antiguo |
| old-world | adj | | pintoresco |
| rich old woman | | | vieja rica |
| ripe old age | | | edad madura |
| too old | | | demasiado viejo |
| wise old man | | | viejo sabio nm |
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