Formas compostas:
old | eldest |
| a chip off the old block n | informal, figurative (person: like parent) (informal) | tal pai, tal filho expres |
| | He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block. |
| age-old adj | (ancient) | idoso adj |
| | Hiram Bingham was the first outsider to view the age-old buildings of Machu Picchu. |
| age-old adj | (long-standing) | antigo, velho adj |
| | I'll give you some age-old advice: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be". |
any which way,
any old way adv | informal (haphazardly, randomly) (informal) | de qualquer jeito loc adv |
| | She used to load the dishwasher any which way. |
anyhow,
any old how adv | informal (carelessly, without order) (informal) | de qualquer jeito loc adv |
| | | de qualquer maneira loc adv |
| | I was shocked to see Sara shove her expensive dresses into the wardrobe anyhow. |
| | Eu fiquei chocado de ver Sara amontoar os vestidos caros dela dentro do armário de qualquer jeito. |
banger,
old banger n | UK, informal (old car) (caro velho) | lata velha sf |
| | Martin worked for a year to transform his banger into a racing car. |
beater,
old beater n | US, informal (old car) (figurado, informal, carro velho) | calhambeque sm |
| | | caranga sf |
| | I've never had a new car before; I've only had old beaters. |
biddy,
old biddy n | slang, pejorative (old woman) (pejorativo) | bruxa sf |
centuries-old,
centuries old adj | (hundreds of years of age) | secular adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The couple married in a centuries-old Irish castle. |
| day-old adj | (made yesterday) | de um dia loc adj |
| days of old npl | literary (ancient times) | tempos antigos, tempos remotos sm pl |
| | The minstrel sang a ballad about days of old. |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) (pejorativo) | velho safado expres |
| | | velho depravado expres |
| | | velho libertino expres |
| | 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) | pessoa com cinquenta anos sf |
| | On average, a twenty-year-old sees three times better than a fifty-year-old. |
| fifty-year-old adj | (50 years of age) | com cinquenta anos loc adj |
| | Joyce is a fifty-year-old woman. |
| get old vi + adj | informal (age, grow elderly) (idade, ficar mais velho) | ficar mais velho expres v |
| | | envelhecer v int |
| | You catch colds a lot easier when you get old. |
| | Você pega gripe bem fácil quando fica mais velho. |
| good old days npl | (past times viewed with nostalgia) | bons e velhos tempos expres |
| | Some people miss those good old days when the pace of life was slower. |
| | Algumas pessoas sentem falta dos bons e velhos tempos quando a vida passava mais devagar. |
| good old times npl | informal (nostalgic term: the past) | bons tempos sm pl |
| | My grandparents often talk about the good old times when they were young. |
| grow old vi + adj | (age, become elderly) | envelhecer v int |
| | Most people's eyesight deteriorates as they grow old. |
hoary,
hoary old adj | figurative (saying: old, overused) (velho, antigo) | grisalho adj |
| | I'm so tired of that hoary phrase; can't they think of something new? |
| in the good old days adv | (years ago) (tempo: anos atrás) | nos velhos tempos, nos bons tempos loc adv |
| | In the good old days, you could buy Coca Cola for a nickel. |
| | Nos bons tempos, você podia comprar Coca Cola por um níquel. |
in the old days,
in the olden days n | (a long time ago) | no passado loc adv |
| | | nos tempos antigos loc adv |
| | In the old days, there were no colour televisions. |
maid,
old maid n | (unmarried woman) (informal, possivelmente pejorativo) | solteirona sf |
| | (gíria, ofensivo, sexista) | encalhada adj |
| | Sarah was still a maid after all her friends were married. |
| | Sara ainda era uma solteirona depois de todas as suas amigas já terem casado. |
| money for old rope expr | UK,informal (easy money) | dinheiro fácil expres |
| of old adj | (belonging to the ancient past) | dos tempos antigos loc adj |
| | In days of old, people believed that spirits inhabited plants and animals. |
| old age n | (latter stages of adulthood) | velhice sf |
| | (formal, eufemismo) | terceira idade loc sf |
| | People often become forgetful in their old age. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Se você não se alimentar bem hoje, terá problemas de saúde na velhice. |
| old age n as adj | (in latter stage of adulthood) | velhice sf |
| | | terceira idade loc sf |
| | Declining health is an old-age issue for many people. |
| | A deterioração da saúde é um problema da velhice para muitas pessoas. |
| old and worn adj | (showing signs of use) | velho adj |
| | | gasto adj |
| | It's time to throw out that old and worn pair of shoes. |
| old as the hills adj | informal (very old, ancient) (informal - muito velho, antigo) | mais antigo do que as montanhas expres |
| | That legend is as old as the hills. |
old as time,
as old as time adj | (very ancient) (muito antigo) | mais velho que Matusalém expres |
| | The natives claimed that the spirits there were old as time. |
| old bag n | slang, pejorative (ugly or unappealing woman) (gíria, pejorativo: mulher feia) | mocreia, bruaca, dragão sf |
| | Shut up, you old bag! |
| old chap n | UK, informal (elderly man) (informal, homem mais velho) | coroa sm |
| | 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) | amigo interj |
| | Hello there, old chap. Long time, no see. |
| old chap n | UK, slang, figurative, euphemism (penis) (figurado, pênis) | pinto sm |
| | I'm tired; I think I'll be keeping the old chap in my pants tonight. |
old days,
olden days npl | (a past era) | tempos antigos sm pl |
| | Nursing home patients like to reminisce about the old days. |
| old enough adj | (of sufficient age) | ter idade suficiente expres v |
| | You're only 15, you're not old enough to have your own credit card! |
| old fart n | pejorative (person: old, boring) (ofensivo) | velhote smf |
| | What would an old fart like you know about computers? |
| old flame n | informal, figurative (ex-lover) | antiga paixão sf |
| | Ron hooked up with an old flame after his girlfriend dumped him. |
old fogey,
old fogy n | informal, pejorative (boringly old-fashioned person) (gíria, pessoa antiquada) | careta sf |
| | (gíria) | quadrado sm |
| | You look like such an old fogey when you wear that bow tie. |
| old friend n | ([sb] one has known well for years) | velho amigo loc sm |
| | I love going to college reunions so I can see my old friends. |
| | Amo ir para as reuniões da faculdade para poder ver meus velhos amigos. |
| old geezer n | slang, pejorative (elderly man) (gíria, pejorativo) | velhote sm |
| | | coroa sm |
| | That old geezer who lives downstairs is always complaining about the noise. |
| an old hand n | figurative, informal (experienced person) | pessoa experiente sf |
| | Listen to your father when it comes to the family business; he's an old hand. |
| | Ouça seu pai quando o assunto são os negócios da família; ele é uma pessoa experiente. |
| an old hand at [sth] n | figurative, informal (experienced person) | pessoa experiente sf |
| | 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) | antiquado adj |
| | | ultrapassado adj |
| | | obsoleto adj |
| | | fora de moda loc adv |
| old lady n | (elderly woman) (mulher idosa) | velhinha sf dim |
| | Jim helped the old lady carry her heavy shopping bags home. |
| old lady n | informal (girlfriend, wife) (popular, esposa, namorada) | patroa sf |
| | My old lady will get upset if I go to the pub again tonight. |
| old lady n | informal (mother) | mãe sf |
| | (informal) | velha sf |
| | Frank drives his old lady to the bingo hall on Tuesday evenings. |
| old maid n | pejorative (mature spinster, unmarried woman) (pejorativo) | solteirona sf |
| | A lot of women are afraid they'll be old maids if they aren't married by thirty. |
| old man n | (elderly male) (possivelmente ofensivo) | velho sm |
| | (formal) | idoso sm |
| | (informal, eufemismo) | velhinho sm |
| | The old man was slow to cross the street. |
| | O velho demorou para atravessar a rua. |
| | O idoso demorou para atravessar a rua. |
| old man n | informal (boyfriend, husband) (gíria) | patrão sm |
| | (gíria) | velho sm |
| | | marido sm |
| | My old man is still at work. |
| | Meu patrão ainda está no trabalho. |
| old man n | informal (father) (informal, figurado) | velho, coroa sm |
| | | pai sm |
| | Why don't you ask your old man if we can borrow his car tonight? |
| old master n | (great painter of the past) | antigo mestre sm |
| | Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci are considered to be old masters. |
| old people npl | (elderly persons) | idosos smpl |
| | Twice a week, my grandma goes to a club where she can chat to other old people. |
| old person n | (senior citizen, elderly individual) | idoso sm |
| | She was rather spry for an old person. |
| old salt n | slang (sailor) (gíria, marinheiro) | lobo do mar sm |
| | The old salt staggered from the inn back to his ship. |
| the old school n | figurative (tradition) | velha guarda sf |
| Nota: 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) | tradicional adj |
| | | da velha guarda loc adj |
| | He teaches the old-school method of boxing. |
| old style n | (typography) | fora de moda expres |
| old-style adj | (old fashioned) | à moda antiga loc adv |
| old times npl | (a past era) | tempos antigos sm pl |
| | In old times, doctors bled their patients in the belief that they were curing them. |
| old times npl | (shared past) (passado compartilhado) | bons tempos sm pl |
| | Do you remember the good old times when we were young and full of life? |
old town,
Old Town n | (city: historic part) (parte histórica de uma cidade) | cidade velha loc sf |
| | (parte histórica de uma cidade) | cidade histórica loc sf |
| | This restaurant has a beautiful view over the orange rooftops of Dubrovnik's Old Town. |
| old wives' tale n | pejorative (superstition, myth) (figurado, pejorativo, mito) | conto da carochinha sm |
| | You don't catch a cold because your hair is wet: that's just an old wives' tale. |
| old woman n | (elderly lady) | mulher idosa sf |
| | Every day I see the same little old woman sitting on that park bench feeding pigeons. |
| old-fashioned adj | (outmoded, dated) | antiquado adj |
| | | fora de moda expres |
| | | ultrapassado adj |
| | My parents' views on marriage are very old-fashioned. |
| | É um vestido antiquado. A visão de meus pais quanto ao casamento é muito antiquada. |
| old-looking adj | (appear older than age) | com aparência de velho loc adj |
| | | com aparência envelhecida loc adj |
| old-time adj | (old-fashioned) | dos velhos tempos loc adj |
| | | antiquado adj |
| old-timer n | US, informal (elderly person) (informal) | coroa sm |
| old-timer n | informal (person: experienced) | veterano sm |
old-world,
Old World,
olde-worlde adj | (quaint, old-fashioned) | antigo adj |
old-world,
Old World adj | (of ancient times) | arcaico adj |
ripe old age,
ripe age n | informal (advanced age) (informal) | idade madura sf |
| | | idade avançada sf |
| | Grandpa died at the ripe old age of 99. |
| that old chestnut! interj | ([sth] is a cliché) (clichê) | aquela velha história! interj |
| | Blondes have more fun? Ah, that old chestnut! |
| too old adj | (not young enough) (não jovem o bastante) | muito velho adj |
| | Most people in their 40's are too old to play rough sports. |
witch,
old witch n | figurative, pejorative (hag, old woman) (figurado, pejorativo) | bruxa, megera sf |
| | (figurado, pejorativo) | bruxa velha loc sf |
| | Emily was very upset when her neighbour called her a witch. |
| | Emily ficou muito chateada quando seu vizinho a chamou de bruxa. |
wreck,
old wreck n | (old car) (figurado: carro velho) | lata velha sf + adj |
| | | carcaça sf |
| | You're not driving that old wreck, are you? Why don't you get a new car? |
| | Você não está dirigindo essa lata velha, está? Por que não compra um carro novo? |
| years old adv | (years of age) | anos de idade sm pl |
| | Sophie is 12 years old. |
| | Sophie tem 12 anos de idade. |
| -year-old suffix | (being of the specified age) | de idade loc adj |
| | I have a 15-year-old son. |
| -year-old suffix | ([sth] or [sb] of the specified age) | de idade loc adj |
| | Jennie teaches a class of 30 five-year-olds. |