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1 age-old
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2 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?)2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) laikmets; periods3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) laiks; gadi4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) ilgs laiks; mūžība2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) novecot- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *gadi, vecums; pilngadība; vecums; paaudze; laikmets, periods; ilgs laiks, mūžība; kalpošanas laiks; novecot; ļaut nostāvēties; ilgs, mūžsens -
3 old
[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) vecs2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) vecs3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) vecs; sens4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) vecs; nolietots5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) sens•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old* * *veči; pagātne; vecs; sens, vecs; pieredzējis; agrākais, bijušais -
4 old age
(the later part of a person's life: He wrote most of his poems in his old age.) vecums* * *vecums -
5 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) vecmeita -
6 old-age
vecuma -
7 old-age pension
vecumpensija -
8 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) cienījams/sirms vecums -
9 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) cienījams/sirms vecums -
10 middle age
(the years between youth and old age: She is well into middle age.) pusmūžs* * *pusmūžs -
11 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). pilngadīgs; sasniegt pilngadību -
12 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). pilngadīgs; sasniegt pilngadību -
13 advance of old age
vecuma tuvošanās -
14 extreme old age
dziļš vecums -
15 secure old age
nodrošinātas vecumdienas -
16 weakness of old age
vecuma nespēks -
17 eight
[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) astoņnieks; astoņi2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) astoņu gadu vecums3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) astoņnieks (astoņu airētāju laiva)2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) astoņi2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) astoņus gadus vecs•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) astoņgadīgs* * *astoņnieks; astoņi -
18 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) lādzīgs2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) maigs; samtains3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) izturēts; nostāvējies; nogatavojies2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) vērst lādzīgāku; atmaigt* * *nogatavoties, nobriest; nostāvēties; kļūt labsirdīgam, atmaigt; ienācies, nogatavojies; izturēts, nostāvējies; lekns, auglīgs; samtains, sulīgs, maigs; labsirdīgs; ieskurbis, iereibis -
19 eighteen
[ei'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 18.) astoņpadsmit2) (the age of 18: a girl of eighteen.) astoņpadsmit gadu vecums2. adjective1) (18 in number: eighteen horses.) astoņpadsmit2) (aged 18: He is eighteen now.) astoņpadsmit gadus vecs•- eighteenth
- eighteen-year-old 3. adjectivean eighteen-year-old girl.) astoņpadsmitgadīgs* * *astoņpadsmit -
20 eighty
['eiti] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 80.) astoņdesmit2) (the age of 80.) astoņdesmit gadu vecums2. adjective1) (80 in number.) astoņdesmit2) (aged 80.) astoņdesmit gadus vecs•- eighties- eightieth
- eighty-
- eighty-year-old 3. adjectivean eighty-year-old widow.) astoņdesmitgadīgs* * *astoņdesmit
См. также в других словарях:
age-old — adj having existed for a very long time an age old tradition/practice/custom etc BrE ▪ age old customs ▪ the age old problem of sexual discrimination … Dictionary of contemporary English
age-old — (adj.) 1896, from AGE (Cf. age) (n.) + OLD (Cf. old) … Etymology dictionary
age-old — adjective only before noun very old: the age old problem of poverty … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
age-old — [āj′ōld΄] adj. ages old; centuries old; ancient … English World dictionary
age-old — adj. 1. 1 of very long duration Syn: ancient [WordNet 1.5] 4. having reached a desired or final condition as a result of standing for a period of time; of wines, whiskey, fruit, or cheeses. Note: As a result of having been aged, the product may… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
age-old — age′ old adj. ancient; from time immemorial • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
age-old — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having existed for a very long time … English terms dictionary
age-old — adjective very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well established They still make pottery by hand, in the age old tradition. Syn: antediluvian, old as the hills, old as Adam … Wiktionary
age-old — ADJ: usu ADJ n An age old story, tradition, or problem has existed for many generations or centuries. [WRITTEN] This age old struggle for control had led to untold bloody wars. Syn: ancient … English dictionary
age-old — adjective having existed for a very long time: age old customs | It s nothing new. It s an age old problem … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
age-old — UK / US adjective [only before noun] very old the age old problem of poverty … English dictionary
