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1 ældre
early, elder, elderly* * *adj (komp af gammel) older,( om familieforhold også, dog aldrig foran than) elder ( fx my elder brother);( temmelig gammel) (rather) old ( fx house),( om person) elderly ( fx an elderly lady);( om tidsalder) earlier ( fx the earlier Stone Age);sb elderly people, senior citizens;[ ti år ældre end han] ten years older than he,F ten years his senior, his senior by ten years;[ af ældre dato] of an earlier date;[ ældre medborgere] senior citizens;[ den ældre Pitt] the elder Pitt;[ældre studerende pl]( ældre i studiet) advanced students,( ældre af år) mature students;[ i ældre tid] in former (el. earlier) times. -
2 gammelagtig
adj elderly, oldish. -
3 halvgammel
adj oldish, elderly. -
4 mimrekort
S [concessionary pass for elderly people]; OAP buss pass. -
5 plejehjem
* * *( for ældre) [residential home for elderly people],( ofte =) home, rest home,(klinik etc) nursing home;( for barn: hos plejeforældre) foster-home. -
6 slægtning
kinsfolk, kinsman, relation* * *(en -e) relative ( fx a distant (, close el. near) relative; elderly relatives), relation ( fx rich (, poor) relations),(glds) kinsman (, kinswoman);[ slægtninge]( også, F) kith and kin. -
7 sørge
grieve, mourn* * *vb grieve, be grieved,( ved dødsfald også) mourn, be mourning;[ sørge for]( tage sig af) take care of ( fx the arrangements, the elderly), look after ( fx the arrangements, the children),(ordne etc) see to ( fx the arrangements, the dinner), provide for( fx their safety);( forsørge) provide for ( fx one's wife and family);( skaffe) provide ( fx food for everybody);[ sørge for at](+ sætning) ( passe på at) take care that ( fx nobody sees you),(ordne etc) see (to it) that ( fx everything is ready), make sure that,F ensure that ( fx the car arrives in time);(+ infinitiv) take care to, be sure to ( fx lock the door);( også) arrange for him to be picked up;[ sørg for at komme i rette tid] make sure (el. mind) you come in time;[ jeg skal sørge for det] I will see to it;[ sørge over] grieve over ( fx one's misspent (, lost) youth),( afdød også) grieve for, mourn for;[ de sørgende] the mourners,( de sørgende efterladte) the bereaved. -
8 udbringe
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9 de ældre
the aged, the elderly, the old
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elderly — [el′dər lē] adj. 1. somewhat old; past middle age; approaching old age 2. quite old; already in old age; aged 3. not current; outmoded the elderly elderly people as a group elderliness n … English World dictionary
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elderly — I adjective advanced in years, aetate provectus, aged, along in years, hoary, matured, old, seasoned, senescent II index old Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
elderly — 1610s, from ELDER (Cf. elder) + LY (Cf. ly) (1). O.E. ealdorlic meant chief, princely, excellent, authentic. O.E. also had related eldernliche of old time, lit. forefatherly … Etymology dictionary
elderly — old, *aged, superannuated Antonyms: youthful … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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elderly — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ old or ageing. DERIVATIVES elderliness noun … English terms dictionary
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elderly */*/*/ — UK [ˈeldə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈeldərlɪ] adjective an elderly person is old. Many people now think that this word is offensive but it is often used in talking about policies and conditions that affect old people An elderly gentleman was standing at the… … English dictionary
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