| Additional Translations |
| old adj | (antique) | antiguo/a adj |
| | He likes to collect old cars. |
| | A él le gusta coleccionar automóviles antiguos. |
| old adj | (looking old) | avejentado/a adj |
| | | de viejo loc adj |
| | He's got an old face. |
| | Él tiene un rostro avejentado. |
| | Tiene cara de viejo. |
| old adj | (mature) | maduro/a adj |
| | She has an old mind in a young body. |
| | Tiene una mente madura en un cuerpo joven. |
| old adj | (former) | viejo/a adj |
| | | antiguo/a adj |
| | That's my old history teacher. |
| | Esa es mi vieja maestra de historia. |
| old adj | (ancient) | viejo/a adj |
| | | antiguo/a adj |
| | She dug up some old pottery in her back garden. |
| | Ella desenterró algunas viejas piezas de cerámica en su patio trasero. |
| | Ella desenterró algunas antiguas piezas de cerámica en su patio trasero. |
| old adj | (familiar) | misma adj |
| | You always see the same old faces here. |
| | Siempre ves las mismas caras por aquí. |
| old adj | (worn) | viejo/a adj |
| | The couch is getting rather old. |
| | El sofá se está poniendo bastante viejo. |
| old adj | (worn out) | viejo/a adj |
| | I use old socks as cleaning rags. |
| | Yo uso los calcetines viejos como trapos. |
| old adj | (beverage: having aged) | añejamiento nm |
| | (omitido) | "." |
| | This whisky is eighteen years old. |
| | Este whisky tiene dieciocho años de añejamiento. |
| | Este whisky tiene dieciocho años. |
| old adj | (no longer in use) | antiguo/a adj |
| | The old railway station is abandoned. |
| | La antigua estación de trenes está abandonada. |
| old adj | (of an earlier period) | viejo/a adj |
| | | antiguo adl |
| | His old knee injury came back to haunt him. |
| | Su vieja herida en la rodilla volvió a acecharlo. |
| old adj | (showing affection) (familiar) | viejo y querido loc adj |
| | Good old Tony. He's always there when you need him. |
| | El viejo y querido Tony. Siempre está cuando se lo necesita. |
| old adj | informal, figurative (intensifier) | bueno/a adj |
| | | gran adj |
| | That's a big old dog they've got guarding the gate. |
| | Es un buen perro ese que tienen cuidando la puerta. |
| old adj | (of long standing) | de toda la vida loc adj |
| | | viejo/a adj |
| | Erika and Davina are old friends of mine; we met at school and we still see each other regularly. |
| | Conozco a Erika y Davina de toda la vida; nos conocimos en el colegio y todavía nos seguimos viendo con frecuencia. |
| | Erika y Davina son viejas amigas mías; nos conocimos en el colegio y todavía nos seguimos viendo con frecuencia. |
the olds,
[sb]'s olds npl | UK, AU, informal (parents) (coloquial) | viejos nmpl |
| | (informal) | papás nmpl |
| | | padres nmpl |
| | When they found out what I'd done, my olds grounded me for a month. |
| | Cuando se enteraron de lo que había hecho, mis viejos me castigaron por un mes. |
Compound Forms:
old | older |
| a chip off the old block n | informal, figurative (person: like parent) (coloquial) | de tal palo, tal astilla expr |
| | (ES, coloquial) | de casta le viene al galgo expr |
| | (ES, coloquial) | de padres gatos, hijos michinos expr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hijo 'e tigre expr |
| | He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block. |
| | Va a ser un mujeriego como su padre; de tal palo, tal astilla. |
| age-old adj | (ancient) | ancestral adj mf |
| | | milenario/a adj |
| | Hiram Bingham was the first outsider to view the age-old buildings of Machu Pichu. |
| | Hiram Bingham fue el primer forastero en ver las ancestrales construcciones de Machu Picchu. |
| age-old adj | (long-standing) | antiquísimo/a adj |
| | (informal) | de toda la vida loc adj |
| | I'll give you some age-old advice: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be". |
| | Voy a darte un consejo de toda la vida: nunca prestes ni pidas prestado dinero. |
| any old adj | informal (not special) | cualquier pron |
| | | cualquiera pron |
| | Any old cloth will do for wiping your paintbrushes. |
any old way,
any which way adv | informal (haphazardly, randomly) | de cualquier manera, de todas las maneras, de cualquier forma loc adv |
any which way,
any old way adv | informal (haphazardly, randomly) | de cualquier manera loc adv |
| | She used to load the dishwasher any which way. |
| | Cuando limpia la habitación coloca las cosas de cualquier manera; no le importa tener las cosas mezcladas. |
anyhow,
any old how adv | informal (carelessly, without order) | de manera desordenada loc adv |
| | | desordenadamente adv |
| | I was shocked to see Sara shove her expensive dresses into the wardrobe anyhow. |
| | Me impactó ver a Sara meter sus caros vestidos en el armario de manera desordenada. |
banger,
old banger n | UK, informal (old car) | carcacha nf |
| | (coloquial) | cacharro nm |
| | Martin worked for a year to transform his banger into a racing car. |
beater,
old beater n | US, informal (old car) (figurado, coloquial) | chatarra nf |
| | | coche viejo, carro viejo, auto viejo nm + adj |
| | I've never had a new car before; I've only had old beaters. |
biddy,
old biddy n | slang, pejorative (old woman) | vieja nf |
| | (peyorativo) | vieja urraca loc nom f |
| | (ES, peyorativo) | loro nm |
centuries-old,
centuries old adj | (hundreds of years of age) | centenario/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The couple married in a centuries-old Irish castle. |
| day-old adj | (made yesterday) | hecho ayer loc adj |
| | | nacido ayer loc adj |
| | | de ayer loc adj |
| days of old npl | literary (ancient times) | la antigüedad nf |
| | The minstrel sang a ballad about days of old. |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) | viejo verde loc nom m |
| | If you keep looking at her like that she'll think you're a dirty old man. |
| | Deja ya de mirarla, que va a pensar que eres un viejo verde. |
| fifty-year-old n | (person: 50 years of age) | persona de cincuenta años nf + loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | cincuentón, cincuentona nm, nf |
| | On average, a twenty-year-old sees three times better than a fifty-year-old. |
| | En general, una persona de veinte años ve mejor que una persona de cincuenta años. |
| fifty-year-old adj | (50 years of age) | de cincuenta años loc adj |
| | | que tiene cincuenta años loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | cincuentón/ona adj |
| | | tener cincuenta años loc verb |
| | Joyce is a fifty-year-old woman. |
| | Joyce es una mujer de cincuenta años. |
| | Joyce tiene cincuenta años. |
fringe tree,
old-man's-beard n | (shrub) | laurel de nieve, flor de nieve loc nom m |
| get old vi + adj | informal (age, grow elderly) | envejecer⇒ vi |
| | | ponerse viejo loc verb |
| | | hacerse viejo loc verb |
| | You catch colds a lot easier when you get old. |
| | Cuando uno envejece es más fácil pescarse un resfriado. |
good old boy,
good ol' boy,
good ole boy n | US, informal (unsophisticated male) | buen tipo loc nom m |
| | | buen chico loc nom m |
good old boy,
good ol' boy,
good ole boy n | US informal (male with strong support network) | hombre de contactos nm + loc adj |
| good old days npl | (past times viewed with nostalgia) | aquellos tiempos adj + nmpl |
| | Some people miss those good old days when the pace of life was slower. |
| | Algunos extrañan aquellos tiempos en que el ritmo de vida era más lento. |
| good old times npl | informal (nostalgic term: the past) | aquellos viejos tiempos loc nom mpl |
| | My grandparents often talk about the good old times when they were young. |
| | Mis abuelos hablan con frecuencia de aquellos viejos tiempos en que eran jóvenes. |
| a grand old time n | informal (enjoyable experience, fun) | gran momento adj + nm |
| | | gran experiencia adj + nf |
| | Oh, what a day that was! It was a grand old time. |
| | ¡Oh, qué lindo ese día! Fue un gran momento. |
| grow old vi + adj | (age, become elderly) | hacerse mayor loc verb |
| | | envejecer⇒ vi |
| | Most people's eyesight deteriorates as they grow old. |
| | Cuando las personas se hacen mayores, se les empeora la vista. |
| growing old n | (process of aging) | envejecimiento nm |
| | Growing old is an unavoidable part of life. |
| | El envejecimiento es una parte inevitable de la vida. |
hoary,
hoary old adj | figurative (saying: old, overused) | viejo/a adj |
| | | cano/a adj |
| | I'm so tired of that hoary phrase; can't they think of something new? |
| in days of old adv | literary (in ancient times) | en los viejos tiempos loc adv |
| | | en aquellos tiempos loc adv |
| | Knights would fight dragons in days of old. |
| in the good old days adv | (years ago) | en los buenos tiempos loc adv |
| | | en los viejos tiempos loc adv |
| | In the good old days, you could buy Coca Cola for a nickel. |
| | En los buenos tiempos, podías comprar una Coca Cola por cinco centavos. |
in the old days,
in the olden days n | (a long time ago) | en los viejos tiempos loc adv |
| | | antaño adv |
| | In the old days, there were no colour televisions. |
maid,
old maid n | (unmarried woman) | soltera nf |
| | (peyorativo) | solterona nf |
| | Sarah was still a maid after all her friends were married. |
| | Sarah seguía soltera, después de que todos sus amigos se casaran. |
| money for old rope expr | UK,informal (easy money) (AmS) | plata fácil loc nom f |
| | | dinero fácil loc nom m |
| of old adj | (belonging to the ancient past) | de antaño loc adj |
| | In days of old, people believed that spirits inhabited plants and animals. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Son costumbres de antaño, hoy en día nadie actúa así. |
| old age n | (latter stages of adulthood) | vejez nf |
| | People often become forgetful in their old age. |
| | Las personas a menudo se vuelven olvidadizas en la vejez. |
| old age n as adj | (in latter stage of adulthood) | de la vejez loc adj |
| | | de la tercera edad loc adj |
| | Declining health is an old-age issue for many people. |
| | La salud en deterioro es un problema de la vejez para mucha gente. |
| old and worn adj | (showing signs of use) | gastado/a adj |
| | | raído/a adj |
| | It's time to throw out that old and worn pair of shoes. |
| | Es hora de tirar ese par de zapatos gastado. |
old as Methuselah,
as old as Methuselah expr | (very elderly, ancient) | más viejo que Matusalén expr |
| old as the hills adj | informal (very old, ancient) ((persona)) | más viejo que Matusalén loc adj |
| | That legend is as old as the hills. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Ese cuento del tío es más viejo que Matusalén pero siempre hay algún incauto que cae. |
old as time,
as old as time adj | (very ancient) | ancestral adj mf |
| | The natives claimed that the spirits there were old as time. |
| | Los nativos afirmaban que los espíritus de ese lugar eran ancestrales. |
| old bag n | slang, pejorative (ugly or unappealing woman) (coloquial, ofensivo) | bruja nf |
| | (ofensivo) | loro nm |
| | Shut up, you old bag! |
| | ¡Cállate bruja! |
| old before your time adj | (seeming older than actual age) | envejecido antes de tiempo loc adj |
| old boy n | US (adult man, especially from South) | hombre nm |
| old boy n | (lively elderly man) | anciano vivaz nm + adj mf |
| | | anciano con energía nm + loc adj |
| old boy n | UK (alumnus) | graduado nm |
| | | ex alumno adj + nm |
old boy network,
old-boy network,
old boys' network n | UK, informal (influential contacts) | amiguismo nm |
| old buddy n | informal (affectionate term for a friend) | viejo amigo, vieja amiga loc nm, loc nf |
| | My dog has been a wonderful old buddy! |
| | Mi perro ha sido un maravilloso viejo amigo. |
| old chap n | UK, informal (elderly man) (informal) | viejo nm |
| | | anciano nm |
| | Those old chaps over there must have fought in the war. |
| | The old chap has been in poor shape recently. |
| | Esos viejos de allí deben haber luchado en la guerra. // El viejo ha estado mal últimamente. |
| old chap interj | UK, informal (male friend) (AR, coloquial, arcaico) | cumpa nm |
| | Hello there, old chap. Long time, no see. |
| | ¡Cumpa! ¡Qué alegría! Tanto tiempo sin verte. |
| old chap n | UK, slang, figurative, euphemism (penis) (eufemismo, pene) | pajarito nm |
| | I'm tired; I think I'll be keeping the old chap in my pants tonight. |
| | Estoy cansado, dejaré al pajarito en la jaula esta noche. |
| old chestnut n | figurative (old saying, cliché) | decir nm |
| the old country n | (immigrant's homeland) | la tierra nf |
| | | la patria nf |
old days,
olden days npl | (a past era) | viejos tiempos loc nom mpl |
| | | otros tiempos loc nom mpl |
| | | aquellos tiempos loc nom mpl |
| | Nursing home patients like to reminisce about the old days. |
| | A los pacientes de las residencias de ancianos les gusta hablar de los viejos tiempos. |
| old enough adj | (of sufficient age) (edad) | suficientemente mayor loc adj |
| | You're only 15, you're not old enough to have your own credit card! |
| | ¡Tienes sólo 15 años, no eres lo suficientemente mayor para tener tu propia tarjeta de crédito! |
| old fart n | pejorative (person: old, boring) (peyorativo) | vejestorio n común |
| | What would an old fart like you know about computers? |
| old flame n | informal, figurative (ex-lover) | antiguo amor, antiguo amante grupo nom |
| | Ron hooked up with an old flame after his girlfriend dumped him. |
old fogey,
old fogy n | informal, pejorative (boringly old-fashioned person) (peyorativo) | antigualla nf |
| | You look like such an old fogey when you wear that bow tie. |
| | Pareces una auténtica antigualla cuando te pones esa pajarita. |
| old friend n | ([sb] one has known well for years) | viejo amigo, vieja amiga adj + nm, adj + nf |
| | I love going to college reunions so I can see my old friends. |
| | Me gusta ir a las reuniones de la universidad para ver a mis viejos amigos. |
| old geezer n | slang, pejorative (elderly man) | viejo cascarrabias nm + adj inv |
| | (coloquial) | vejestorio nm |
| | That old geezer who lives downstairs is always complaining about the noise. |
| | El viejo cascarrabias que vive en el piso de abajo siempre se queja del ruido. |
| old girl n | (female ex-pupil) | ex alumna adj + nf |
| old girl n | informal (elderly lady) | anciana nf |
| | | vieja nf |
| | (informal) | abuela nf |
| old goat n | figurative, pejorative, slang (lecherous old man) | viejo verde loc nom m |
| old goat n | figurative, pejorative, slang (objectionable old man) | viejo gruñón, viejo amargado nm + adj |
| old guard n | (long-time members of a group) (figurado) | vieja guardia adj + nf |
| old guard n | (people who resist change) (figurado) | vieja guardia adj + nf |
| old habits npl | (ingrained behaviour) | viejas costumbres nfpl |
| | Éstas son viejas costumbres que serían muy difíciles de cambiar. |
| an old hand n | figurative, informal (experienced person) (profesional experimentado) | veterano/a adj |
| | Listen to your father when it comes to the family business; he's an old hand. |
| | Es mejor que sigas sus consejos; es un veterano en este negocio. |
| an old hand at [sth] n | figurative, informal (experienced person) (figurado, coloquial) | perro viejo loc nom m |
| | You'll do well to follow his advice; he's an old hand at this business. |
| | Todo te irá bien si sigues sus consejos: es un perro viejo de este negocio. |
| old hat adj | figurative, informal (old-fashioned, out of date) | pasado de moda loc adj |
| old lady n | (elderly woman) | anciana nf |
| | Jim helped the old lady carry her heavy shopping bags home. |
| | Jim ayudó a la anciana a cargar las pesadas bolsas de las compras hasta su casa. |