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From old (adj older adj comparative elder adj comparative oldest adj superlative eldest adj superlative
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Voornaamste vertalingen eldest adj (oldest) oudste bn eldest adj (sibling, child: born first) eerstgeborene, oudste bn His eldest daughter is expected to take over the family business.
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Voornaamste vertalingen oudste nw de (eerstgeborene) eldest n oldest n
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Voornaamste vertalingen old adj (not new) oud bn You can borrow my camera, but it's rather old. old adj (elderly) oud bn My neighbour is very old, in her nineties, I think; she's the oldest person I know. adj (of a given age) oud bn I'll be twenty-two years old tomorrow. old adj (of age) oud bn How old do you have to be to drive? the old npl uncountable (elderly persons) ouderen nw mv You should show respect to the old.
Aanvullende vertalingen old adj (antique) oud bn He likes to collect old cars. old adj (looking old) oud bn He's got an old face. old adj (mature) volwassen bn She has an old mind in a young body. old adj (former) oud bn That's my old history teacher. old adj (ancient) oud bn She dug up some old pottery in her back garden. old adj (familiar) oud bn You always see the same old faces here. old adj (worn) versleten bn The couch is getting rather old. old adj (worn out) oud bn I use old socks as cleaning rags. old adj (beverage: having aged) oud bn This whisky is eighteen years old. old adj (no longer in use) oud bn The old railway station is abandoned. old adj (of an earlier period) oud bn His old knee injury came back to haunt him. old adj (showing affection) oude bn Good old Tony. He's always there when you need him. old adj informal (intensifier) oud bn We had a grand old time in the pub. old n (a time long past) vroeger In days of old, things were done differently.
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Voornaamste vertalingen bejaard bn (oud) elderly adj aged adj old adj antiek bn (uit het verleden) antique adj ancient adj old adj oud bn (leeftijd) old adj Hij is vijf jaar oud. oud bn (niet nieuw) old adj aged adj
Aanvullende vertalingen op leeftijd bw (met hoge leeftijd) aged adj old adj
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Samengestelde woorden: old | eldestbanger, n UK, informal (old car) (informeel ) rammelkar, rammelbak nw de Martin worked for a year to transform his banger into a racing car. biddy, n slang, pejorative (old woman) (informeel, pejoratief ) oud wijf bn + nw het (slang, pejoratief ) zeikwijf nw het (informeel, pejoratief ) ouwe zeur bn+nw de dirty old man n informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) (informeel, beled. ) vieze oude man nw de 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) vijftigjarige nw de fifty-year-old adj (50 years of age) vijftig jaar oude bn Joyce is a fifty-year-old woman. get old vi + adj informal (age, grow elderly) ouder worden bw + ww You catch colds a lot easier when you get old. good old days npl (past times viewed with nostalgia) goede oude tijd nw de (informeel ) goeie ouwe tijd nw de Some people miss those good old days when the pace of life was slower. Sommige mensen missen de goede oude tijd toen het tempo van het leven trager lag. grow old vi (age, become elderly) oud worden bn + ww Most people's eyesight deteriorates as they grow old. Het gezichtsvermogen van de meeste mensen verslechtert wanneer ze oud worden. hoary, adj figurative (saying: old, overused) oud, ouderwets bn I'm so tired of that hoary phrase; can't they think of something new? in the good old days adv (years ago) in de goede oude tijd bw (informeel ) in de goeie ouwe tijd bw In the good old days you could buy Coca Cola for a nickel. In de goede oude tijd kon je Coca Cola kopen voor een stuiver. old age n (latter stages of adulthood) ouderdom nw de People often become forgetful in their old age. old age n as adj (in latter stage of adulthood) ouderdoms- bn Declining health is an old-age issue for many people. old and worn adj (showing signs of use) oud en versleten bw It's time to throw out that old and worn pair of shoes. old chap n UK, informal (elderly man) oude man bn + nw de (informeel ) ouwe vent bn+nw de 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) (informeel ) kerel, ouwe jongen tw Hello there, old chap. Long time, no see. old chap n UK, slang, figurative, euphemism (penis) (eufemisme, inf. ) jongeheer nw de I'm tired; I think I'll be keeping the old chap in my pants tonight. old geezer n slang, pejorative (elderly man) (slang ) ouwe lul, ouwe knar bn + nw de That old geezer who lives downstairs is always complaining about the noise. old maid n pejorative (mature spinster, unmarried woman) (informeel, beled. ) oude vrijster bn + nw de A lot of women are afraid they'll be old maids if they aren't married by thirty. old man n (elderly male) oude man bn + nw The old man was slow to cross the street. old man n figurative, dated, slang (boyfriend, husband) vriend nw de My old man is still at work. old man n informal (father) oude man bn + nw Why don't you ask your old man if we can borrow his car tonight? old master n (great painter of the past) oude meester bn + nw de Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci are considered to be old masters. the old school n figurative (tradition) (figuurlijk ) oude stempel bn+nw de traditie nw de Opmerking Davies belongs to the old school of sports commentators. old school, adj figurative (traditionalist) (figuurlijk ) van de oude stempel bw traditioneel, ouderwets, klassiek bn He teaches the old-school method of boxing. old wives' tale n pejorative (superstition, myth) (informeel ) oudewijvenverhaal nw het (informeel ) lulpraat, kletspraat, kletskoek nw de, ont. You don't catch a cold because your hair is wet: that's just an old wives' tale. old-fashioned adj (outmoded, dated) ouderwets bn My parents' views on marriage are very old-fashioned. ripe old age, n informal (advanced age) hoge leeftijd bn + nw de Grandpa died at the ripe old age of 99. wreck, n (old car) (spreektaal ) rammelkar, rammelbak nw de (figuurlijk, auto ) wrak nw het You're not driving that old wreck, are you? Why don't you get a new car?