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[əʊld]
1. adj, -er comp -est superl
1) (gen) vecchio (-a), anziano (-a), (ancient) antico (-a), vecchio (-a)

an old man — un vecchio

old people or folk(s) — i vecchi, gli anziani

my grandfather is very old — mio nonno è molto vecchio

to grow or get old(er) — invecchiare

he's old for his years — è maturo per la sua età

the old country — la madrepatria

as old as the hills — vecchio (-a) come Matusalemme or come il cucco

the old part of Glasgow — la zona vecchia di Glasgow

an old friend of mine — un mio vecchio amico

here's old Peter coming! fam — ecco che arriva il vecchio Peter!

she's a funny old thing fam — è un tipetto buffo

we had a high old time fam — ci siamo divertiti un sacco

any old thing will do fam — va bene qualsiasi cosa

I say, old man or old boy! old — vecchio mio!

my old man — (fam: father) il (mio) vecchio

2)

how old are you? — quanti anni hai?

she is 8 years old — ha 8 anni

an 8-year-old boy — un bambino di 8 anni

she is 2 years older than you — ha 2 anni più di te

he's older than me — è più vecchio di me

older brother/sister — fratello/sorella maggiore

my older brother — mio fratello maggiore

the older generation — i vecchi

he's old enough to look after himself — è grande abbastanza per sbrigarsela da solo

to be old enough to vote — avere l'età per votare

you're old enough to know better! — alla tua età dovresti avere più senno!

when you're older — (to child) quando sarai grande

if I were 20 years older — se avessi 20 anni di più

3) (former) precedente

my old school — la mia vecchia scuola

in the old days — una volta, ai vecchi tempi

it's not as good as our old one — non è buono come quello vecchio

2. n
1)

the old npl — i vecchi, gli anziani

2)

of old — da tempo

in days of old — nei tempi passati


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