صيغ مركبة:
old | eldest |
| a chip off the old block n | informal, figurative (person: like parent) | نسخة من أبيه |
| | (مجازي) | هذا الشبل من ذاك الأسد |
| | He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block. |
| age-old adj | (ancient) | قديم، عتيق |
| | Hiram Bingham was the first outsider to view the age-old buildings of Machu Picchu. |
| age-old adj | (long-standing) | لمدى العمر |
| | I'll give you some age-old advice: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be". |
| any old adj | informal (not special) | لا يهمّ نوع... |
| | Any old cloth will do for wiping your paintbrushes. |
any old way,
any which way adv | informal (haphazardly, randomly) | كيفما شاء، كيفما اتفق |
any which way,
any old way adv | informal (haphazardly, randomly) | عشوائيًّا، كيفما كان |
| | She used to load the dishwasher any which way. |
anyhow,
any old how adv | informal (carelessly, without order) | بلا مبالاة |
| | | بلا اكتراث، دون اكتراث، بلا اهتمام، دون اهتمام |
| | I was shocked to see Sara shove her expensive dresses into the wardrobe anyhow. |
| | فوجئت حين رأيت سارة ترمي فساتينها الغالية في خزانتها بلا اكتراث. |
banger,
old banger n | UK, informal (old car) | سيارة قديمة |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية |
| | Martin worked for a year to transform his banger into a racing car. |
beater,
old beater n | US, informal (old car) | سيارة قديمة |
| | I've never had a new car before; I've only had old beaters. |
biddy,
old biddy n | slang, pejorative (old woman) | امرأة عجوز |
centuries-old,
centuries old adj | (hundreds of years of age) | قديم جدًّا، عمره مئات السنين |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The couple married in a centuries-old Irish castle. |
| day-old adj | (made yesterday) | شغل أمس، مصنوع قبل يوم |
| days of old npl | literary (ancient times) | أيام زمان |
| | The minstrel sang a ballad about days of old. |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) | عجوز فاسق، عجوز قذر |
| | If you keep looking at her like that she'll think you're a dirty old man. |
| fifty-year-old n | (person: 50 years of age) | شخص بعمر الخمسين |
| | On average, a twenty-year-old sees three times better than a fifty-year-old. |
| fifty-year-old adj | (50 years of age) | في سن الخمسين |
| | Joyce is a fifty-year-old woman. |
| get old vi + adj | informal (age, grow elderly) | يكبر في السن |
| | You catch colds a lot easier when you get old. |
good old boy,
good ol' boy,
good ole boy n | US, informal (unsophisticated male) | رجل تقليديّ |
good old boy,
good ol' boy,
good ole boy n | US informal (male with strong support network) | رجل ضمن معشر لصيق |
| good old days npl | (past times viewed with nostalgia) | أيام زمان |
| | Some people miss those good old days when the pace of life was slower. |
| good old times npl | informal (nostalgic term: the past) | أيام زمان |
| | My grandparents often talk about the good old times when they were young. |
| a grand old time n | informal (enjoyable experience, fun) | ممتع جدًّا، من أروع ما يكون |
| | Oh, what a day that was! It was a grand old time. |
| grow old vi + adj | (age, become elderly) | يكبر في السن |
| | Most people's eyesight deteriorates as they grow old. |
| growing old n | (process of aging) | شيخوخة، تقدّم في السنّ |
| | Growing old is an unavoidable part of life. |
hoary,
hoary old adj | figurative (saying: old, overused) | قديم، مبتذل |
| | I'm so tired of that hoary phrase; can't they think of something new? |
| in days of old adv | literary (in ancient times) | قديمًا، في الماضي |
| | Knights would fight dragons in days of old. |
| in the good old days adv | (years ago) | في الماضي، في الأيام الخوالي |
| | In the good old days, you could buy Coca Cola for a nickel. |
in the old days,
in the olden days n | (a long time ago) | في أيام زمان |
| | In the old days, there were no colour televisions. |
maid,
old maid n | (unmarried woman) | عانس |
| | Sarah was still a maid after all her friends were married. |
| of old adj | (belonging to the ancient past) | قديم |
| | In days of old, people believed that spirits inhabited plants and animals. |
| old age n | (latter stages of adulthood) | شيخوخة |
| | People often become forgetful in their old age. |
| old age n as adj | (in latter stage of adulthood) (مضاف إليه) | شيخوخة |
| | Declining health is an old-age issue for many people. |
| old and worn adj | (showing signs of use) | مهترئ |
| | | قديم |
| | It's time to throw out that old and worn pair of shoes. |
| old as the hills adj | informal (very old, ancient) | قديم جدًّا |
| | That legend is as old as the hills. |
old as time,
as old as time adj | (very ancient) | قديم جدًّا |
| | The natives claimed that the spirits there were old as time. |
| old bag n | slang, pejorative (ugly or unappealing woman) | امرأة بشعة |
| | Shut up, you old bag! |
| old before your time adj | (seeming older than actual age) | يبدو أكبر من عمره |
| old boy n | US (adult man, especially from South) | رجل راشد |
| old boy n | (lively elderly man) | شيخ نشط |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | شيخ الشباب |
| old boy n | UK (alumnus) | خرّيج |
| old buddy n | informal (affectionate term for a friend) | صديق عزيز |
| | My dog has been a wonderful old buddy! |
| old chap n | UK, informal (elderly man) | رجل مسن، شيخ كبير |
| | Those old chaps over there must have fought in the war. |
| | The old chap has been in poor shape recently. |
| | لا بد أن هؤلاء الرجال المسنين شاركوا في الحرب. |
| old chap interj | UK, informal (male friend) | صديق، رفيق |
| | Hello there, old chap. Long time, no see. |
| old chap n | UK, slang, figurative, euphemism (penis) | القضيب الذكري |
| | I'm tired; I think I'll be keeping the old chap in my pants tonight. |
| old chestnut n | figurative (old saying, cliché) (من كثرة استعماله) | تعبير صار مبتذلاً |
| the old country n | (immigrant's homeland) (وطن المهاجر) | الوطن الأصليّ، البلد الأمّ |
old days,
olden days npl | (a past era) | الأيام الماضية، في الماضي |
| | Nursing home patients like to reminisce about the old days. |
| old enough adj | (of sufficient age) | في عمر مناسب، في عمر يسمح له |
| | You're only 15, you're not old enough to have your own credit card! |
| old fart n | pejorative (person: old, boring) | عجوز، مسنّ |
| | What would an old fart like you know about computers? |
| old flame n | informal, figurative (ex-lover) | حُبّ قديم |
| | Ron hooked up with an old flame after his girlfriend dumped him. |
old fogey,
old fogy n | informal, pejorative (boringly old-fashioned person) | عتيق الطراز |
| | You look like such an old fogey when you wear that bow tie. |
| old friend n | ([sb] one has known well for years) (صديق تعرفه من سنوات عديدة) | صديق قديم |
| | I love going to college reunions so I can see my old friends. |
| old geezer n | slang, pejorative (elderly man) | رجل مسن، عجوز |
| | That old geezer who lives downstairs is always complaining about the noise. |
| old girl n | (female ex-pupil) | رفيقة سابقة في الدراسة |
| old girl n | informal (elderly lady) | امرأة عجوز، مسنّة |
| old goat n | figurative, pejorative, slang (lecherous old man) | رجل مسنّ شهوانيّ |
| old goat n | figurative, pejorative, slang (objectionable old man) | رجل مسنّ بغيض |
| old habits npl | (ingrained behaviour) | العادات المتأصِّلة |
| an old hand n | figurative, informal (experienced person) | متمرّس، صاحب خبرة |
| | Listen to your father when it comes to the family business; he's an old hand. |
| an old hand at [sth] n | figurative, informal (experienced person) | خبير بشيء، صاحب خبرة في شيء |
| | You'll do well to follow his advice; he's an old hand at this business. |
| old hat adj | figurative, informal (old-fashioned, out of date) | عتيق الطراز |
| old lady n | (elderly woman) | امرأة عجوز |
| | Jim helped the old lady carry her heavy shopping bags home. |
| old lady n | informal (girlfriend, wife) | حبيبة |
| | | زوجة |
| | My old lady will get upset if I go to the pub again tonight. |
| old lady n | informal (mother) | والدة، أمّ |
| | Frank drives his old lady to the bingo hall on Tuesday evenings. |
| old maid n | pejorative (mature spinster, unmarried woman) | امرأة عانس |
| | A lot of women are afraid they'll be old maids if they aren't married by thirty. |
| old man n | (elderly male) | مسنّ، عجوز، شيخ |
| | The old man was slow to cross the street. |
| old man n | informal (boyfriend, husband) | حبيب |
| | | زوج |
| | My old man is still at work. |
| old man n | informal (father) | والد، أب |
| | Why don't you ask your old man if we can borrow his car tonight? |
| old master n | (great painter of the past) | رسّام قديم |
| | Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci are considered to be old masters. |
| old money n | (family that has inherited wealth) | عائلة ذات ثروة موروثة |
| | The Farquhars are old money; the family have been wealthy since the time of Henry VIII. |
| old money n | (inherited wealth) | ثروة موروثة |
| | The crumbling manor house and classic car were clear signs of old money. |
| old-money n as adj | (relating to inherited wealth) | ذو ثروة موروثة |
| | The Rockefellers are a famous example of an old-money family. |
| old money n | UK (pre-decimal currency) (في المملكة المتحدة) | مال قديم، عملة قديمة |
| old people npl | (elderly persons) | المسنون، كبار السن |
| | Twice a week, my grandma goes to a club where she can chat to other old people. |
| old person n | (senior citizen, elderly individual) | شخص مسن |
| | She was rather spry for an old person. |
| old salt n | slang (sailor) | بحّار |
| | The old salt staggered from the inn back to his ship. |
| the old school n | figurative (tradition) | أسلوب قديم |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Davies belongs to the old school of sports commentators. |
old school,
old-school adj | figurative (traditionalist) | تقليدي، كلاسيكي |
| | He teaches the old-school method of boxing. |
| | هو يعلم الطرق التقليدية للملاكمة. |
| old style n | (typography) (في الطباعة) | طراز قديم، نمط قديم |
| old-style adj | (old fashioned) | عتيق الطراز، من طراز قديم |
| old times npl | (a past era) | في الماضي |
| | In old times, doctors bled their patients in the belief that they were curing them. |
| old times npl | (shared past) | أيام زمان |
| | Do you remember the good old times when we were young and full of life? |
old town,
Old Town n | (city: historic part) (الحيّز التاريخيّ من مدينة) | البلدة القديمة |
| | This restaurant has a beautiful view over the orange rooftops of Dubrovnik's Old Town. |
| old wives' tale n | pejorative (superstition, myth) | خرافة، معتقد خرافي |
| | You don't catch a cold because your hair is wet: that's just an old wives' tale. |
| old woman n | (elderly lady) | امرأة عجوز |
| | Every day I see the same little old woman sitting on that park bench feeding pigeons. |
| old-fashioned adj | (outmoded, dated) | قديم الطراز |
| | My parents' views on marriage are very old-fashioned. |
| | لدى أبويّ آراء قديمة الطراز عن الزواج. |
| old-looking adj | (appear older than age) | يبدو أكبر من عمره |
| | | يبدو قديمًا |
old-people's home,
old people's home n | potentially offensive (nursing home) | مأوى عجزة، دار للمسنين |
| old-time adj | (old-fashioned) | قديم، عتيق |
| old-timer n | US, informal (elderly person) | عجوز، مسنّ، شيخ |
| old-timer n | informal (person: experienced) | ذو خبرة، متمرّس |