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(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) solteirona* * *old maid[ould m'eid] n 1 solteirona. 2 pessoa afetada, pudica, meticulosa.————————old maida) solteirona. b) pessoa muito implicante.————————old maidsolteirona. -
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(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) solteirona -
3 old-maidish
old-maid.ish[ould m'eidiʃ] adj próprio de solteirona. -
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[meid](a female servant: The maid answered the door.) criada* * *[meid] n 1 donzela, virgem, mulher solteira. 2 criada. house maid criada. maid of all work criada para todos os serviços. old maid solteirona. the Maid of Orleans Joana d’Arc. -
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[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) velho2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) de idade3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) velho4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) velho5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) antigo•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old* * *[ould] n tempo remoto, passado. • adj 1 velho. 2 de idade, idoso. 3 antigo. 4 gasto. 5 maduro. 6 anterior. 7 antiquado, obsoleto. 8 habitual, conhecido. 9 sl familiar e desprezível. 10 sl familiar e querido (usado como termo afetivo). as old as the hills tão velho como as pirâmides. how old are you? quantos anos tem você? I am twenty years old eu tenho vinte anos. of old de tempos antigos, de antigamente. of old standing estabelecido há tempos. old age pensioner aposentado por idade. Old Glory bandeira dos EUA. old Harry, Poker ou Sam o diabo. old looking de aspecto idoso. Old Testament Antigo Testamento. to grow old envelhecer. -
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[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) velho2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) de idade3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) velho4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) velho5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) antigo•- old age- old boy/girl - old-fashioned - old hand - old maid - the old -
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['meidən](a (young) unmarried woman: the village maidens.) donzela- maiden voyage* * *maid.en[m'eidən] n 1 donzela. 2 mulher solteira. 3 arch espécie de guilhotina usada na Escócia. 4 cavalo que nunca ganhou uma corrida. • adj 1 virginal, virgem. 2 solteira. 3 novo, sem uso. a ship’s maiden voyage viagem de estréia dum navio. old maid a) solteirona. b) pessoa muito implicante.
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Old maid — Maid Maid, n. [Shortened from maiden. ?. See {Maiden}.] 1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden. [1913 Webster] Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never borne thee son. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old maid — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
old maid — old maids N COUNT (disapproval) People sometimes refer to an old or middle aged woman as an old maid when she has never married and they think that it is unlikely that she ever will marry. This use could cause offence. Alex is too young to be… … English dictionary
old-maid — old maid·ish·ness; old maid·ish·ly; … English syllables
old maid — old′ maid′ n. 1) off usu. disp. an elderly or confirmed spinster 2) a fussy, timid, prudish person 3) gam a simple card game, played with a deck having one card removed, in which players match pairs, the loser being the holder of the odd card,… … From formal English to slang
old maid — noun count 1. ) an insulting word for an older woman who has not been married and is unlikely to get married 2. ) INFORMAL someone who has old fashioned opinions and is too worried about small details ╾ ,old maidish adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
old maid — n old fashioned not polite an offensive word for a woman who has never married and is not young any more = ↑spinster … Dictionary of contemporary English
old maid — ► NOUN 1) derogatory a single woman regarded as too old for marriage. 2) a prim and fussy person. 3) a card game in which players collect pairs and try not to be left with an odd penalty card, typically a queen … English terms dictionary
old maid — n. 1. a woman, esp. an older woman, who has never married; spinster: a mild term of contempt 2. a prim, prudish, fussy person 3. a simple card game played with a deck containing one card with no match, the loser being the player left with that… … English World dictionary
Old Maid — Infobox CardGame title = Old Maid subtitle = Also: Queen of Spades, Chase the Ace image link = image caption = alt names = type = players = 3+ ages = num cards = 49, 51, or 53 play = Clockwise card rank = origin = related = playing time = random… … Wikipedia
Old Maid — Historische Schwarzer Peter Karten Schwarzer Peter ist neben Quartett das am weitesten verbreitete Kartenspiel für Kinder. Die Redewendung „jemandem den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben“ bedeutet, jemand anderen etwas Unangenehmes tun zu l … Deutsch Wikipedia