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1 eldest
eldest [ˈeldɪst]* * *['eldɪst] 1.noun aîné/-e m/f2.my eldest — mon aîné/-e
adjective aînéthe eldest child — l'aîné/-e
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2 brother
A n1 ( relative) frère m ; a younger/older brother un frère cadet/plus âgé ; my eldest brother mon frère aîné ; the Kennedy brothers les frères Kennedy ;2 ( trade unionist) camarade m ;3 ( fellow man) frère m ; brothers in arms frères d'armes ; a brother officer un compagnon d'armes ;4 ○ ‘hey brother!’ ‘hé camarade!’ ;
См. также в других словарях:
eldest — /ˈɛldəst / (say elduhst) adjective 1. oldest; now surviving only in the eldest brother, sister, and eldest hand. –noun 2. eldest child: Susie is my eldest. {Middle English, Old English eldest(a), superlative of ald, eald old} …
eldest — /el dist/, adj. a superl. of old with elder as compar. oldest; first born; of greatest age: eldest brother; eldest sister; eldest born. [bef. 900; ME; OE eldesta, superl. of (e)ald OLD] * * * … Universalium
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Eldest — Eld est, a. [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See {Elder}, a.] 1. Oldest; longest in duration. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See {Elder}. My lady s eldest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eldest hand — Eldest Eld est, a. [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See {Elder}, a.] 1. Oldest; longest in duration. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See {Elder}. My lady s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eldest — elder, eldest, older, oldest 1. Elder and eldest mean the same as older and oldest but they are much narrower in their range of use, being applicable only to people and only as nouns or attributive adjectives (before nouns). You can say his elder … Modern English usage
eldest — el|dest [ˈeldıst] adj especially BrE the eldest of a group of people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born first →↑old eldest son/daughter/brother/child etc ▪ My eldest daughter is 17. ▪ He was the eldest of six children … Dictionary of contemporary English
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