Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
old | eldest |
| a chip off the old block n | informal, figurative (person: like parent) | der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm Rdw |
| | | ganz der Vater Rdw |
| | He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block. |
| age-old adj | (ancient) | uralt Adj |
| | Hiram Bingham was the first outsider to view the age-old buildings of Machu Picchu. |
| age-old adj | (long-standing) | uralt Adj |
| | | alt eingesessen Adj + V Part Perf |
| | I'll give you some age-old advice: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be". |
anyhow,
any old how adv | informal (carelessly, without order) | einfach so Adj + Adv |
| | | irgendwie Adv |
| | I was shocked to see Sara shove her expensive dresses into the wardrobe anyhow. |
| | Ich war geschockt, als ich sah wie Sara ihre teuren Kleider einfach so in den Schrank warf. |
banger,
old banger n | UK, informal (old car) (abschätzig) | Klapperkiste Nf |
| | Martin worked for a year to transform his banger into a racing car. |
beater,
old beater n | US, informal (old car) (Slang) | Karre Nf |
| | (informell) | Klapperkiste Nf |
| | I've never had a new car before; I've only had old beaters. |
biddy,
old biddy n | slang, pejorative (old woman) | alte Frau Adj + Nf |
| | (beleidigend) | alte Schachtel Adj + Nf |
centuries-old,
centuries old adj | (hundreds of years of age) | jahrhundertealt Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The couple married in a centuries-old Irish castle. |
| day-old adj | (made yesterday) | von gestern Präp + Adj |
| | | einen Tag alt Rdw |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) | geiler alter Bock Rdw |
| | | Lustmolch Nm |
| | 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) | Fünfzigjähriger Nm |
| | On average, a twenty-year-old sees three times better than a fifty-year-old. |
| fifty-year-old adj | (50 years of age) | fünfzig Jahre alt Rdw |
| | | fünfzigjährig Adj |
| | Joyce is a fifty-year-old woman. |
| get old vi + adj | informal (age, grow elderly) | alt werden Adv + Vi |
| | You catch colds a lot easier when you get old. |
| good old days npl | (past times viewed with nostalgia) | alten Zeiten Adj + Npl |
| | | gute alte Zeit Rdw |
| | Some people miss those good old days when the pace of life was slower. |
| good old times npl | informal (nostalgic term: the past) | die guten alten Zeiten Rdw |
| | My grandparents often talk about the good old times when they were young. |
| grow old vi + adj | (age, become elderly) | alt werden Adj + Vt |
| | | altern Vi |
| | Most people's eyesight deteriorates as they grow old. |
hoary,
hoary old adj | figurative (saying: old, overused) | alt Adj |
| | (übertragen) | eingestaubt Adj |
| | | abgenutzt Adj |
| | I'm so tired of that hoary phrase; can't they think of something new? |
| in the good old days adv | (years ago) | früher Adv |
| | | damals Adv |
| | | in den guten alten Zeiten Rdw |
| | 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) | damals Adv |
| | In the old days, there were no colour televisions. |
maid,
old maid n | (unmarried woman) (veraltet) | Maid Nf |
| | Sarah was still a maid after all her friends were married. |
| money for old rope expr | UK,informal (easy money) | leicht verdientes Geld Rdw |
| old age n | (latter stages of adulthood) | Alter Nn |
| | (literarisch) | Lebensabend Nm |
| | | Lebensalter Nn |
| | People often become forgetful in their old age. |
| | Im Alter werden die Menschen häufig vergesslich. |
| old age n as adj | (in latter stage of adulthood) | im Alter Präp + Nn |
| | Declining health is an old-age issue for many people. |
| | Abnehmende Gesundheit ist ein Problem, das viele Menschen im Alter betrifft. |
| old and worn adj | (showing signs of use) | abgenutzt, abgegriffen Adj |
| | (abwertend) | alt und gammelig Rdw |
| | | alt und abgetragen Rdw |
| | It's time to throw out that old and worn pair of shoes. |
old as time,
as old as time adj | (very ancient) | so alt wie die Zeit selbst Rdw |
| | | uralt Adj |
| | The natives claimed that the spirits there were old as time. |
| old bag n | slang, pejorative (ugly or unappealing woman) (umgangssprachlich) | Schreckschraube, Vogelscheuche Nf |
| | | Drachen Nm |
| | (altmodisch) | Vettel Nf |
| | Shut up, you old bag! |
| | Halt den Mund du alte Schreckschraube! |
| old chap n | UK, informal (elderly man) | älterer Herr Adj + Nm |
| | | alter Mann Adj + Nm |
| | Those old chaps over there must have fought in the war. |
| | The old chap has been in poor shape recently. |
| old chap interj | UK, informal (male friend) | altes Haus Int |
| | Hello there, old chap. Long time, no see. |
| old chap n | UK, slang, figurative, euphemism (penis) (Slang) | Schwengel Nm |
| | (informell) | Ding Dong Nm |
| | I'm tired; I think I'll be keeping the old chap in my pants tonight. |
old days,
olden days npl | (a past era) | vergangene Zeiten V Part Perf + Npl |
| | | früher Adj |
| | | alte Tage Adj + Npl |
| | Nursing home patients like to reminisce about the old days. |
| old enough adj | (of sufficient age) | alt genug Adj |
| | You're only 15, you're not old enough to have your own credit card! |
| old fart n | pejorative (person: old, boring) | alter Langweiler Adj + Nm |
| | | alte Langweilerin Adj + Nf |
| | What would an old fart like you know about computers? |
| old flame n | informal, figurative (ex-lover) (übertragen) | alte Flamme Adj + Nf |
| | Ron hooked up with an old flame after his girlfriend dumped him. |
| old friend n | ([sb] one has known well for years) (ugs) | alter Freund Nm |
| | (allg) | guter Freund Nm |
| | | langjähriger Freund Nm |
| | I love going to college reunions so I can see my old friends. |
| old geezer n | slang, pejorative (elderly man) | alter Knacker Adj + Nm |
| | That old geezer who lives downstairs is always complaining about the noise. |
| an old hand n | figurative, informal (experienced person) (übertragen, ugs) | alter Hase Adj + Nm |
| | | Routinier Nm |
| | 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) (ugs) | ein alter Hase in etwas Rdw |
| | | sich mit etwas gut auskennen Rdw |
| | 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) (übertragen, altmodisch) | alter Hut Adj + Nm |
| | | Schnee von gestern Rdw |
| old lady n | (elderly woman) (ugs) | ältere Frau Adj + Nf |
| | | Seniorin Nf |
| | Jim helped the old lady carry her heavy shopping bags home. |
| old lady n | informal (girlfriend, wife) (Slang, missbilligend) | Alte Nf |
| | My old lady will get upset if I go to the pub again tonight. |
| old lady n | informal (mother) (Slang, missbilligend) | Alte Nf |
| | | Mutter Nf |
| | Frank drives his old lady to the bingo hall on Tuesday evenings. |
| old maid n | pejorative (mature spinster, unmarried woman) | alte Jungfer Adj + Nf |
| | A lot of women are afraid they'll be old maids if they aren't married by thirty. |
| old man n | (elderly male) | Greis Nm |
| | | alter Mann Nm |
| | The old man was slow to cross the street. |
| | ⓘDieser Satz ist keine Übersetzung des englischen Satzes. Er nannte mich einen Greis; dabei bin ich doch noch garnicht so alt. |
| | Der alte Mann war beim überqueren der Straße sehr langsam. |
| old man n | informal (boyfriend, husband) (Slang, Partner) | Macker Nm |
| | (Slang, Partner) | Alter Nm |
| | My old man is still at work. |
| | Mein Macker ist immer noch auf der Arbeit. |
| old man n | informal (father) (Slang, beleidigend) | Alter Nm |
| | | alter Herr Adj + Nm |
| | Why don't you ask your old man if we can borrow his car tonight? |
| | Warum fragst du deinen Alten nicht, ob wir uns sein Auto heute ausleihen können? |
| old master n | (great painter of the past) | alter Meister Adj + Nm |
| | Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci are considered to be old masters. |
| old people npl | (elderly persons) (ugs) | alte Leute Adj + Npl |
| | | Senioren Npl |
| | Twice a week, my grandma goes to a club where she can chat to other old people. |
| old person n | (senior citizen, elderly individual) (ugs) | alter Mensch Adj + Nm |
| | | Pensionär Nm |
| | | Rentner Nm |
| | She was rather spry for an old person. |
| the old school n | figurative (tradition) | alte Schule Adj + Nf |
| Anmerkung: 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) | althergebracht Adj |
| | | traditionell Adj |
| | (Slang, Anglizismus) | Old School Adj |
| | He teaches the old-school method of boxing. |
| old times npl | (a past era) | alte Zeiten Adj + Npl |
| | In old times, doctors bled their patients in the belief that they were curing them. |
| old times npl | (shared past) | alte Zeiten Adj + Npl |
| | Do you remember the good old times when we were young and full of life? |
old town,
Old Town n | (city: historic part) | Altstadt Nf |
| | | Stadtkern Nm |
| | This restaurant has a beautiful view over the orange rooftops of Dubrovnik's Old Town. |
| old wives' tale n | pejorative (superstition, myth) | Ammenmärchen Nn |
| | | Märchen Nn |
| | You don't catch a cold because your hair is wet: that's just an old wives' tale. |
| old woman n | (elderly lady) (ugs) | alte Frau Adj +Nf |
| | (höflich) | ältere Dame Adj + Nf |
| | Every day I see the same little old woman sitting on that park bench feeding pigeons. |
| old-fashioned adj | (outmoded, dated) | altmodisch, unmodern Adj |
| | (ugs, übertragen) | hinterwäldlerisch Adj |
| | (formell) | unzeitgemäß Adj |
| | My parents' views on marriage are very old-fashioned. |
| | Die Einstellung meiner Eltern zur Ehe ist sehr altmodisch (OR: unmodern). |
| old-looking adj | (appear older than age) | älter aussehend Adj + V Part Präs |
| | | alt aussehend Adj + V Part Präs |
| old-time adj | (old-fashioned) | altmodisch Adj |
| | | traditionell, klassisch Adj |
| | | veraltet Adj |
| old-timer n | US, informal (elderly person) | Senior Nm |
| | | Seniorin Nf |
| old-timer n | informal (person: experienced) (ugs, Person) | alter Hase Nm |
| | (informell) | Oldie Nm |
old-world,
Old World,
olde-worlde adj | (quaint, old-fashioned) (informell, abwertend) | altbacken Adj |
| | | altmodisch Adj |
old-world,
Old World adj | (of ancient times) | altertümlich Adj |
ripe old age,
ripe age n | informal (advanced age) | stolzes Alter Adj + Nn |
| | Grandpa died at the ripe old age of 99. |
| too old adj | (not young enough) | zu alt Adv + Adj |
| | Most people in their 40's are too old to play rough sports. |
witch,
old witch n | figurative, pejorative (hag, old woman) | Hexe Nf |
| | Emily was very upset when her neighbour called her a witch. |
wreck,
old wreck n | (old car) (Automobil, abschätzig) | Schrottkiste Nf |
| | (Automobil, abschätzig) | Blechkiste Nf |
| | You're not driving that old wreck, are you? Why don't you get a new car? |
| | Du fährst doch nicht mit dieser Schrottkiste, oder? Wieso kaufst du dir kein neues Auto? |
| years old adv | (years of age) (informell) | Jahre Npl |
| | | Jahre alt Npl + Adj |
| | Sophie is 12 years old. |
| | Sophie ist 12 Jahre. |
| -year-old suffix | (being of the specified age) | -jährig Suffix |
| | I have a 15-year-old son. |
| | Ich habe einen 15-jährigen Sohn. |
| -year-old suffix | ([sth] or [sb] of the specified age) | -jährig Suffix |
| | Jennie teaches a class of 30 five-year-olds. |
| | Jennie unterrichtet eine Klasse von 30 Fünfjährigen. |