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elderly

  • 1 elderly

    adjective ((rather) old: an elderly lady.) ηλικιωμένος

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  • 2 Elderly

    adj.
    Use P. πορρὼ τῆς ἡλικίας; see Advanced (Advanced in years).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Elderly

  • 3 the elderly

    (people who are (rather) old: It is important for the elderly to take some exercise.) άτομα της τρίτης ηλικίας

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  • 4 elder

    I 1. ['eldə] adjective
    ((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.) μεγαλύτερος
    2. noun
    1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.) γεροντότερος,μεγαλύτερος
    2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.) πρεσβύτερος
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    - eldest
    - the elderly     II ['eldə] noun
    (a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).) κουφοξυλιά(είδος δένδρου)

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  • 5 considerate

    [kən'sidərət]
    (thoughtful about others: He is always considerate to elderly people.) που σέβεται/λογαριάζει τους άλλους
    - considering
    - take into consideration

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  • 6 infirm

    [in'fə:m]
    ((of a person) weak or ill: elderly and infirm people.) ασθενικός
    - infirmity

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  • 7 meals on wheels

    (free meals delivered by car etc to the elderly and the sick.) εθελοντική κατ'οίκον προσφορά γευμάτων

    English-Greek dictionary > meals on wheels

  • 8 plod

    [plod]
    past tense, past participle - plodded; verb
    1) (to walk heavily and slowly: The elderly man plodded down the street.) περπατώ βαριά και με κόπο
    2) (to work slowly but thoroughly: They plodded on with the work.) μοχθώ,παιδεύομαι

    English-Greek dictionary > plod

  • 9 state

    I [steit] noun
    1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) κατάσταση
    2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) κράτος
    3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) επισημότητα/επίσημος
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    - stateliness
    - statesman
    - statesmanlike
    - statesmanship
    - get into a state
    - lie in state     II [steit] verb
    (to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) δηλώνω

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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

  • Elderly — Eld er*ly, a. Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • elderly — [adj] in old age aged, aging, ancient, been around*, declining, gray*, hoary, long in tooth*, lot of mileage*, no spring chicken*, old, olden, on last leg*, over the hill*, retired, tired, venerable; concepts 578,797 Ant. young, youth …   New thesaurus

  • elderly — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ old or ageing. DERIVATIVES elderliness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • elderly — 01. Many [elderly] people in this country live very active, independent lives. 02. Snowstorms are especially difficult for the [elderly], who often have trouble walking in snow. 03. In the apartment above us, there is an [elderly] couple who have …   Grammatical examples in English

  • elderly — [[t]e̱ldə(r)li[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED (politeness) You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old. There was an elderly couple on the terrace... Many of those most affected are elderly. N PLURAL: the N The elderly are people who… …   English dictionary

  • 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

  • elderly — eld|er|ly [ eldərli ] 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 hotel… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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