old

old
[əʊld] 1.
aggettivo
1) (not young) vecchio, anziano

an old man — un vecchio, un anziano

old people — i vecchi

to get o grow old diventare vecchio, invecchiare; old before one's time invecchiato anzitempo; old Mr Brown or young Mr Brown? — il signor Brown padre o il signor Brown figlio?

2) (of a particular age)

how old are you? — quanti anni hai?

I'm 8 years old — ho 8 anni

a six-year old — un bambino di sei anni

to be two days old — [bread] essere vecchio di due giorni

a centuries-old tradition — una tradizione vecchia di secoli

to be as old as sb. — avere la stessa età di qcn.

he is 6 years older than me — ha 6 anni più di me

my older sister — mia sorella maggiore

I'll tell you when you're older — te lo dirò quando sarai più grande

I'm the oldest — sono il più grande o il più vecchio

to be old enough to do — essere grande abbastanza per fare

you're old enough to know better — alla tua età dovresti avere un po' di buonsenso

that dress is too old for you — quel vestito ti invecchia troppo

to be old for one's age — essere maturo per la propria età

3) (not new) [object, song, tradition, family, excuse] vecchio; [joke] inflazionato; [friend] vecchio, di vecchia data; [firm] di antica fondazione
4) (previous) [address, house, job, boss, system] vecchio, precedente

in the old days — ai vecchi tempi, un tempo

just like old times — proprio come ai vecchi tempi

5) colloq. (as term of affection) vecchio

good old Bob! — il caro vecchio Bob!

good old British weather! — iron. il solito tempaccio inglese!

6) colloq. (as intensifier)

a right old mess — un gran bel casino

any old how — come diavolo ti pare

any old doctor — un dottore qualsiasi

2.
nome
1) (old people)

the old — + verbo pl. i vecchi, gli anziani

2) (earlier era)

(in days) of old — un tempo, nei giorni andati

I know him of old — lo conosco da molto tempo

3.
nome plurale olds (parents)

my olds — i miei vecchi

* * *
[əuld]
adjective
1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) vecchio
2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) (di età)
3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) vecchio
4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) vecchio
5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) antico
- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old
* * *
[əʊld] 1.
aggettivo
1) (not young) vecchio, anziano

an old man — un vecchio, un anziano

old people — i vecchi

to get o grow old diventare vecchio, invecchiare; old before one's time invecchiato anzitempo; old Mr Brown or young Mr Brown? — il signor Brown padre o il signor Brown figlio?

2) (of a particular age)

how old are you? — quanti anni hai?

I'm 8 years old — ho 8 anni

a six-year old — un bambino di sei anni

to be two days old — [bread] essere vecchio di due giorni

a centuries-old tradition — una tradizione vecchia di secoli

to be as old as sb. — avere la stessa età di qcn.

he is 6 years older than me — ha 6 anni più di me

my older sister — mia sorella maggiore

I'll tell you when you're older — te lo dirò quando sarai più grande

I'm the oldest — sono il più grande o il più vecchio

to be old enough to do — essere grande abbastanza per fare

you're old enough to know better — alla tua età dovresti avere un po' di buonsenso

that dress is too old for you — quel vestito ti invecchia troppo

to be old for one's age — essere maturo per la propria età

3) (not new) [object, song, tradition, family, excuse] vecchio; [joke] inflazionato; [friend] vecchio, di vecchia data; [firm] di antica fondazione
4) (previous) [address, house, job, boss, system] vecchio, precedente

in the old days — ai vecchi tempi, un tempo

just like old times — proprio come ai vecchi tempi

5) colloq. (as term of affection) vecchio

good old Bob! — il caro vecchio Bob!

good old British weather! — iron. il solito tempaccio inglese!

6) colloq. (as intensifier)

a right old mess — un gran bel casino

any old how — come diavolo ti pare

any old doctor — un dottore qualsiasi

2.
nome
1) (old people)

the old — + verbo pl. i vecchi, gli anziani

2) (earlier era)

(in days) of old — un tempo, nei giorni andati

I know him of old — lo conosco da molto tempo

3.
nome plurale olds (parents)

my olds — i miei vecchi


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