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1 age-old
adjective (done, known etc for a very long time: an age-old custom.) παμπάλαιος -
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?) ηλικία2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) ιστορική περίοδος, Εποχή3) (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.) πέρασμα χρόνου4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) γερνώ- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
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3 old
[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) γέρος,ηλικιωμένος,μεγάλος2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) ηλικίας3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) παλιός4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) παλιός5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) αρχαίος,παλιός•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
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4 Age
subs.Period of time: P. and V. αἰών, ὁ.Time of life: Ar. and P. ἡλικία, ἡ, V. αἰών, ὁ.Generation: Ar. and P. γενεά, ἡ, V. γονή, ἡ, γέννα, ἡ ; see Generation.Advanced in age: P. προβεβληκὼς τῇ ἡλικίᾳ, πόρρω τῆς ἡλικίας; see under Advanced (Advanced in years).One of the same age ( contemporary), subs.: Ar. and P. ἡλικιώτης, ὁ, P. and V. ἧλιξ, ὁ or ἡ, V. ὁμῆλιξ, ὁ or ἡ, συνῆλιξ, ὁ or ἡ ; see Contemporary.Of marriageable age, adj.: P. and V. ὡραῖος.He died at the age of sixty-seven: P. ἔτη γεγονὼς ἕπτα καὶ ἐξήκοντα ἀπέθανε.Be seven years of age: P. ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν εἶναι.Being about fifty years of age: P. γεγονὼς ἔτη περὶ πεντήκοντα (Dem. 564).Those of the same age: P. οἱ κατὰ τὴν αὐτὴν ἡλικίαν ὄντες (Dem. 477).——————v. intrans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Age
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5 Old age
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Old age
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6 Old
adj.Aged: P. and V. γεραιός, Ar. and V. παλαιός (rare P.), παλαιγενής, V. γηραλεός, γηραιός (rare P.), μακραίων.Of things, worn out: P. and V. παλαιός (rare P.).With masc. subs., V. γέρων; with fem. subs., V. γραῖα.Stale: P ἕωλος.Long existing: P. and V. χρόνιος, V. δηναιός.Obsolete: P. and V. ἀρχαῖος, παλαιός, P. ἕωλος, ἀρχαιότροπος.Old in wealth: V. ἀρχαιόπλουτος.Of old: see Formerly.From of old: P. ἀπὸ παλαιοῦ.How old: indirect P. and V. ἡλίκος.years old: P. ἕπτα ἐτῶν εἶναι (Xen.); see under age.I am thirty-two years old: P. δύο καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη γέγονα (Dem. 564).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Old
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7 old age
(the later part of a person's life: He wrote most of his poems in his old age.) γηρατειά -
8 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) γεροντοκόρη -
9 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) βαθιά γεράματα -
10 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) βαθιά γεράματα -
11 middle age
(the years between youth and old age: She is well into middle age.) μέση ηλικία -
12 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). ενήλικος, ενηλικιώνομαι -
13 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). ενήλικος, ενηλικιώνομαι -
14 Parent
subs.P. and V. γονεύς, ὁ, τοκεύς, ὁ, γεννητής, ὁ (Plat.).Parents: also use V. οἱ φύσαντες, οἱ γεννήσαντες, οἱ τίκτοντες, οἱ τεκόντες, οἱ φυτεύσαντες.Cherish one's parents in old age, v.:Ar. and V. γηροβοσκεῖν (acc.), P. γηροτροφεῖν (acc.); see Tend.Cherishing parents in old age, adj.: V. γηροβοσκός, γηροτρόφος.A parent's curse: V. γενέθλιοι ἀραί, αἱ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Parent
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15 Tend
v. trans.P. and V. θεραπεύειν (Eur., Bacch. 932, Phoen. 1686), τημελεῖν (acc. or gen.) (Plat. but rare P.), V. κηδεύειν; see Foster.Care for: Ar. and P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι (gen.), κήδεσθαι (gen.) (rare P.).Tend in old age: P. γηροτροφεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. γηροβοσκεῖν (acc.), γερονταγωγεῖν (acc.) (Soph., frag.).Tending in old age, adj.: V. γηρόβοσκος, γηροτρόφος.Tend in stead: V. ἀντικηδεύειν.Tend (flocks, etc.): P. and V. ποιμαίνειν (also met., of children), νέμειν (Eur., Cycl. 28), P. νομεύειν, V. προσνέμειν (Eur., Cycl. 36), φέρβειν, ἐπιστατεῖν (dat.).Tend cattle: V. βουφορβεῖν (absol.).V. intrans.Lead in a certain direction: P. and V. τείνειν, φέρειν.Tend towards, have a tendency towards: P. and V. τείνειν (πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.), νεύειν (εἰς, acc.), ῥέπειν (πρός, acc., εἰς, acc. or ἐπί, acc.), P. συντείνειν (πρός, acc., εἰς, acc. or ἐπί, acc.).Contribute to: P. and V. συμβάλλεσθαι (εἰς, acc., V. gen.).Have a leaning towards: P. ἀποκλίνειν πρός (acc.); see be liable to, under Liable.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tend
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16 eight
[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) οκτώ2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) οκτώ ετών3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) οκτάδα,οκταμελής ομάδα2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) οκτώ2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) οκτώ (ετών)•- eight-- eighth
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17 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.) μειλίχιος2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) γλυκός3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) ώριμος2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) μαλακώνω,γλυκαίνω,απαλύνομαι -
18 eighteen
[ei'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 18.) δεκαοκτώ2) (the age of 18: a girl of eighteen.) δεκαοκτώ ετών2. adjective1) (18 in number: eighteen horses.) δεκαοκτώ2) (aged 18: He is eighteen now.) δεκαοκτώ (ετών)•- eighteenth
- eighteen-year-old 3. adjectivean eighteen-year-old girl.) δεκαοκτάχρονος -
19 eighty
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20 eleven
[i'levn] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 11.) έντεκα2) (the age of 11.) έντεκα ετών3) (in football etc, a team of eleven players: He plays for the school's first eleven.) εντεκάδα2. adjective1) (11 in number.)2) (aged 11.)•- eleven-- eleventh
- eleven-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is eleven years old.)
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