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1 age-old
adjective (done, known etc for a very long time: an age-old custom.) prastarý, odvěký* * *• letitý -
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?) věk, stáří2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) věk, epocha3) (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.) stáří4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) věčnost2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) (ze)stárnout, dělat starým- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *• věk• stáří• epocha• doba -
3 old
[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) starý2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) starý3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) starý4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) starý5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) starý, dávný•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old* * *• stár• stará• starý -
4 old age
(the later part of a person's life: He wrote most of his poems in his old age.) stáří -
5 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) stará panna -
6 old-age
• starobní -
7 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) zralé stáří -
8 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) zralé stáří -
9 middle age
(the years between youth and old age: She is well into middle age.) střední věk* * *• střední věk -
10 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). dosáhnout zletilosti -
11 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). dosáhnout zletilosti -
12 at the ripe old age
• velmi starý -
13 eight
[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) osm2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) osm let3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) osma2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) osm2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) starý osm let•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) osmiletý* * *• osmička• osm -
14 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.) vyrovnaný2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) jemný3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) vyzrálý2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) zjemnit* * *• uvolněný• vyzrálý• zjemnit• příjemný• jemný• měkký -
15 eighteen
[ei'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 18.) osmnáct2) (the age of 18: a girl of eighteen.) osmnáct let2. adjective1) (18 in number: eighteen horses.) osmnáct2) (aged 18: He is eighteen now.) osmnáct let•- eighteenth
- eighteen-year-old 3. adjectivean eighteen-year-old girl.) osmnáctiletý* * *• osmnáctka• osmnáct -
16 eighty
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17 eleven
[i'levn] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 11.) jedenáct2) (the age of 11.) jedenáct let3) (in football etc, a team of eleven players: He plays for the school's first eleven.) jedenáctka2. adjective1) (11 in number.) jedenáct2) (aged 11.) jedenáctiletý, -tá•- eleven-- eleventh
- eleven-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is eleven years old.) jedenáctiletý* * *• jedenáct• jedenáctka -
18 fifteen
[fif'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 15.) patnáct2) (the age of 15.) patnáct (let)3) (a team containing fifteen members: a rugby fifteen.) patnáctka2. adjective1) (15 in number.) patnáct2) (aged 15.) patnáctiletý•- fifteen-- fifteenth
- fifteen-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is fifteen years old.) patnáctiletý* * *• patnáct -
19 fifty
['fifti] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 50.) padesát2) (the age of 50.) padesát (let)2. adjective1) (50 in number.) padesát2) (aged 50.) padesátiletý•- fifties- fiftieth
- fifty-
- fifty-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is fifty years old.) padesátiletý4. adjective(equal: a fifty-fifty chance.) spravedlivý* * *• padesátka• padesát -
20 four
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
