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64 old-maid's-root
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65 an old maid
cтapaя дeвa'I've been too busy in my life to think about love,' she answered in a superior tone. And there spoke a real old maid! -
66 a stiff perpendicular old maid
Общая лексика: прямая, чопорная старая деваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a stiff perpendicular old maid
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67 be an old maid
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maid [meɪd]∎ maid of all work bonne f à tout faire;∎ lady's maid femme f de chambre∎ old maid vieille fille f►► maid of honour (to queen) demoiselle f d'honneur; American (at wedding) première demoiselle f d'honneur; British Cookery (cake) petit gâteau m aux amandes;Maid Marian Marianne (dans les histoires de Robin des Bois);the Maid of Orléans la Pucelle d'Orléans;maid service (at self-catering apartment) service m de femme de ménage -
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maid [meɪd]1. n1) служа́нка, го́рничная; прислу́га2) поэт. де́ва, деви́ца, де́вушка;old maid ста́рая де́ва
;а) фре́йлина;б) амер. ≅ подру́жка неве́сты;в) род ватру́шки2. v служи́ть го́рничной, рабо́тать прислу́гой -
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♦ old /əʊld/1 vecchio; antico; antiquato; superato; vetusto; old friends, vecchi amici; old traditions, tradizioni antiche; an old man, un vecchio; un vegliardo; an old woman, una vecchia; old fashions, mode antiquate; to grow old, invecchiare; old ideas, idee vetuste (o superate); the old year, l'anno vecchio NOTA D'USO: - ancient, old o antique?-2 – old in, esperto in; incallito in; indurito in: old in diplomacy, esperto nelle arti della diplomazia; old in vice, incallito nel vizio; old in crime, indurito nel crimine; recidivo3 (in loc. esprimenti il concetto d'età, è idiom.; per es.:) at ten years old, all'età di dieci anni; a dieci anni; (ipp.) a four-year-old ( horse), un cavallo di quattro anni; a four-year-old child, un bambino di quattro anni; DIALOGO → - At the station 2- Five to twelve year-olds pay half price, i bambini dai cinque ai dodici anni pagano metà prezzo; How old are you?, quanti anni hai?; DIALOGO → - At the station 2- How old are the children?, quanti anni hanno i bambini?; I'm twenty years old, ho vent'anni; DIALOGO → - Bereavement and time off work- How old was his father?, quanti anni aveva suo padre?; You are old enough to know better, sei grande, ormai; dovresti avere più giudizio● (collett.) the old, i vecchi □ old age, vecchiaia: old-age pension, pensione di vecchiaia □ old-age pensioner, detentore di pensione di vecchiaia □ as old as the hills, vecchio come il mondo (o come Matusalemme); antichissimo; vetusto □ an old bachelor, uno scapolo impenitente; uno zitellone (scherz.) □ (leg., stor.) Old Bailey, la sede della Corte Penale Centrale ( a Londra, fino alla fine dell'Ottocento) □ ( slang) old bat, vecchia befana; vecchia strega □ (fig.) an old bird, un individuo scaltro; una vecchia volpe □ old boy, vecchio compagno di scuola; ex alunno di una scuola secondaria (spec. di una «public school»); (fam.) anziano, vecchio; (fam. antiq., al vocat.) vecchio mio □ the old-boy (o old boys') network, il legame di assistenza reciproca ( nella carriera, ecc.) esistente fra vecchi compagni di scuola □ (fam. USA) old buddy, amico del cuore □ old chap = old man ► sotto □ old-clothes man, rivenditore d'abiti usati; rigattiere □ the old country, la madrepatria □ old economy, old economy ( contrapposto alla new economy, indica le attività economiche ‘tradizionali’, non basate sulle tecnologie informatiche e la rete) □ (ling.) Old English, la lingua anglosassone, l'inglese antico □ an old-established firm, una vecchia ditta; una ditta fondata molti anni fa □ old Etonian, ex alunno del college di Eton □ (volg.) old fart, vecchiaccio □ (fig.) old flame, vecchia fiamma □ old fogey (o old fogy), persona d'idee antiquate; parruccone (fig.) □ (fig.) the Old Gentleman = the Old One ► sotto □ old girl, vecchia compagna di scuola, ex alunna; (fam.) vecchia signora □ ( USA) Old Glory, la bandiera americana □ old gold, (color) oro vecchio □ an old hand, uno che è vecchio del mestiere; un veterano; un esperto □ (fig.) Old Harry = the Old One ► sotto □ (fam.) old hat, antiquato, fuori moda; banale; trito □ (fam.) the old lady, la vecchia; la moglie; la mamma □ the Old Lady ( of Threadneedle Street), la Banca d'Inghilterra □ (polit.) the Old Left, la vecchia sinistra □ (polit.) Old Leftist, membro della vecchia sinistra □ an old maid, una vecchia zitella; (fig.) un uomo bisbetico (o difficile) □ old-maidish, di (o da) zitella; zitellesco; bisbetico; difficile □ (fam. antiq., al vocat.) old man, vecchio mio!; caro mio!; ragazzo mio! □ the old man, (fam.) il vecchio; il padre; il marito; (fig.) quello di prima; la vera natura maligna di (q.) □ (fig.) the Old Man of the Sea, persona di cui è difficile sbarazzarsi (dalle «Mille e una notte») □ (fam. USA) old man River, il (fiume) Mississippi □ (bot.) old-man's beard ( Clematis vitalba), vitalba □ old master, antico maestro ( della pittura); famoso quadro antico □ old money, soldi vecchi, denaro che non ha più corso legale; (fig.) gente che è ricca da sempre □ (fam. scherz.) Old Nick, il diavolo □ (fig.) the Old One, il diavolo; il demonio □ old people's home, casa di riposo, casa protetta □ old school, (GB) la scuola frequentata da giovani; (fig.) la vecchia guardia; (agg.) (mus., ecc.) vecchio stile; vecchia maniera; di una volta □ the old school tie, la cravatta della «vecchia scuola»; (fig.) i valori della «public school» ( lealtà, sportività, snobismo, ecc.) □ an old soldier, (mil.) un veterano; (fig.) un uomo di grande esperienza; (fam.) una bottiglia vuota □ (fam.) old stager, vecchia volpe (fig.) □ old-style, vecchio stile; all'antica; tradizionale □ (fam.) an old sweat, un veterano; uno che è vecchio del mestiere; un vecchio soldato □ (relig.) the Old Testament, il Vecchio (o l'Antico) Testamento □ old-time, dei tempi antichi; all'antica; vecchio stile: old-time dancing, ballo (o modo di ballare) all'antica □ (spec. polit.) old-timer, tradizionalista, individuo all'antica; ( USA) vecchio, vegliardo: a Communist old-timer, un comunista ortodosso □ the Old Vic, l'Old Vic ( teatro di Londra inaugurato nel 1818) □ an old wives' tale, una storia da donnette; una superstizione □ (fam.) the old woman (o my old woman), la moglie; la madre; la (mia) vecchia □ old-womanliness (o old-womanishness), pavidità; timore; timidezza □ old-womanly (o old-womanish), da donnicciola; pavido, timoroso, timido □ old-world, antico, all'antica, vecchio stile; ( USA) europeo, del continente antico □ the Old World, il Vecchio Mondo; l'Europa, l'Asia e l'Africa □ any old, qualsiasi, qualunque: I don't want any old car; I want a Jag!, non voglio un'auto purchessia; voglio una Jaguar! □ any old how, alla meglio; alla rinfusa, a casaccio; come viene viene □ the good old days, il buon tempo andato □ to have an old head on young shoulders, avere molto giudizio per la propria età (pur essendo giovane) □ ( slang) to have a good old time, spassarsela moltissimo; divertirsi un mondo □ in days of old, nei tempi antichi; un tempo; una volta □ in the good old times, nei tempi passati; ai bei tempi ( d'una volta) □ to look old, avere un'aria da vecchio; sembrare vecchio □ the men of old, gli uomini d'una volta □ (fam.: detto da un vecchio) my old bones, le mie stanche ossa □ of the old school, antiquato; all'antica; vecchio stile; tradizionalista □ of old standing, d'antica data □ He's an old hand at that work, ha una lunga esperienza in quel genere di lavoro □ The century grows old, il secolo volge alla fine □ That child has an old face, quel bambino ha una faccia da vecchio □ ( modo prov.) It's not the good old days any more, non è più come ai bei tempi andati.NOTA D'USO: - old e vecchio- -
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old [əʊld](a) (not new or recent) vieux (vieille);∎ the old traditions of the countryside les vieilles traditions campagnardes;∎ there's an old saying that… il y a un vieux dicton qui dit que…;∎ it's hard to shake off old habits on ne se débarrasse pas facilement de ses vieilles habitudes;∎ not that old excuse again! tu ne vas pas/il ne va pas/ etc ressortir encore une fois la même excuse!;∎ they're old friends ce sont de vieux amis ou des amis de longue date;∎ he's an old friend of mine c'est un de mes vieux amis;∎ to go over old ground revenir sur un terrain déjà parcouru;∎ an old debt une dette de longue date;∎ that's an old dodge c'est un coup classique;∎ the old country la mère patrie(b) (not young) vieux (vieille);∎ an old man un vieil homme;∎ an old woman une vieille femme;∎ I don't like that old man/woman je n'aime pas ce vieux/cette vieille;∎ old people personnes fpl âgées;∎ the old people next door le couple âgé qui habite à côté, familiar les vieux qui habitent à côté;∎ to get or grow old vieillir;∎ who will look after me in my old age? qui s'occupera de moi quand je serai vieux?;∎ I've got a little money put aside for my old age j'ai quelques économies de côté pour mes vieux jours;∎ old people's home maison f de retraite∎ how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle?;∎ to be old enough to do sth être en âge de faire qch;∎ she's old enough to know better elle ne devrait plus faire ce genre de chose à son âge;∎ he's old enough to look after himself il est (bien) assez grand pour se débrouiller tout seul;∎ he's old enough to be my father! il pourrait être mon père!;∎ you're as old as you feel on a l'âge de ses artères;∎ she is older than I am elle est plus âgée ou vieille que moi;∎ she's two years older than him elle a deux ans de plus que lui;∎ my boy wants to be a soldier when he's older mon fils veut être soldat quand il sera grand;∎ the older generation la vieille génération;∎ my older sister ma sœur aînée;∎ the oldest of the tribe l'aîné(e) m,f de la tribu;∎ she's six months/twenty-five years old elle a six mois/vingt-cinq ans, elle est âgée de six mois/vingt-cinq ans;∎ at six years old à (l'âge de) six ans;∎ they have a fourteen-year-old boy ils ont un garçon de quatorze ans;∎ a three-day-old baby un bébé de trois jours∎ that's my old address c'est mon ancienne adresse;∎ an old admirer of hers un de ses anciens admirateurs;∎ an old Etonian un ancien élève d'Eton;∎ in the old days autrefois, jadis;∎ the good old days le bon vieux temps;∎ he went to my old school il a fréquenté mon ancienne école;∎ of the old school de la vieille école;∎ a writer of the old school un écrivain de la vieille école∎ old Jimmy wants to speak to you le vieux Jimmy veut te parler;∎ good old Frank! ce (bon) vieux Frank!;∎ old-fashioned hello, old thing or chap! salut, mon vieux ou ma vieille branche!∎ it's a funny old life! la vie est drôle, quand même!;∎ very familiar you old bastard! espèce de salaud!;∎ silly old bat espèce de vieille folle!;∎ we had a fine old time nous avons passé un sacré bon moment;∎ any old bit of wood will do n'importe quel vieux bout de bois fera l'affaire□ ;∎ any old how n'importe comment□ ;∎ I just wear any old thing to do the gardening je porte n'importe quel vieux truc pour jardiner;∎ he's not just any old scientist, he's a Nobel prizewinner ce n'est pas n'importe quel scientifique, c'est un prix Nobel□∎ the old les vieux mpl∎ in days of old autrefois, jadis;∎ the knights of old les chevaliers du temps jadis ou de jadis∎ I know them of old je les connais depuis longtemps►► British old age pension (pension f de) retraite f;British old age pensioner retraité(e) m,f;the Old Bailey = la cour d'assises de Londres;British old boy (former pupil) ancien élève m; familiar (old man) vieux m; familiar old-fashioned (form of address) mon vieux;∎ he's a nice old boy c'est un vieux monsieur charmant;British familiar old boy network = contacts privilégiés entre anciens élèves d'un même établissement privé;∎ he got the job through the old boy network il a obtenu ce poste en faisant jouer ses relations□ ;the Old Dominion State = surnom donné à la Virginie;Old English vieil anglais m;Old English sheepdog bobtail m;Old Faithful = geyser naturel dans le parc national de Yellowstone;British familiar the Old Firm = appellation collective des deux grandes équipes de football de Glasgow, Celtic et Rangers;old flame ancien béguin m;Old French ancien français m;British old girl (former pupil) ancienne élève f; familiar (old woman) vieille f; familiar old-fashioned (form of address) ma chère, chère amie;∎ she's a nice old girl c'est une vieille dame charmante;American Old Glory = surnom du drapeau américain;old guard vieille garde f;old hand vieux routier m, vétéran m;∎ he's an old hand at flying these planes cela fait des années qu'il pilote ces avions;familiar old hat dépassé□, vieux (vieille)□ ;Old High German ancien haut allemand m;Old Labour = appellation populaire du parti travailliste avant le passage au New Labour, insistant sur le fait qu'il se situait alors plus à gauche sur l'échiquier politique;the Old Line State = surnom donné au Maryland;old maid vieille fille f;familiar old man (husband) homme m, jules m; (father) vieux m; British old-fashioned (form of address) mon cher, cher ami;American Old Man River = surnom donné au Mississippi;Botany old man's beard (Clematis vitalba) clématite f des haies, clématite f vigne blanche;old money (before decimalization) ancien système m monétaire;∎ 10 shillings in old money 10 shillings dans l'ancien système monétaire;∎ he married into old money (wealth) il a épousé une riche héritière;old moon vieille lune f;familiar Old Nick Satan□ m, Lucifer□ m;Linguistics Old Norse vieux norrois m;Linguistics Old Persian vieux perse m;British History the Old Pretender le Prétendant (surnom de Jacques Édouard Stuart (1688-1766), fils du roi Jacques II d'Angleterre, qui lutta en vain pour devenir roi de Grande-Bretagne);British old school tie (garment) cravate f aux couleurs de son ancienne école; figurative pejorative = attitudes et système de valeurs typiques des anciens élèves des écoles privées britanniques;old stager vieux routier m, vétéran m;Bible Old Testament Ancien Testament m;Old Trafford (cricket ground) = terrain de cricket à Manchester; (football ground) = terrain de football à Manchester;Old Vic = surnom du Royal Victoria Theatre à Londres;old wives' tale conte m de bonne femme;familiar old woman (wife) patronne f, bourgeoise f; (mother) vieille f; figurative pejorative (timid, fussy man) chochotte f;∎ he's such an old woman il est comme une petite vieille;the Old World l'Ancien Monde m -
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old [əʊld]1. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• old for his years ( = mature) mûr (pour son âge)b. (of specified age) how old are you? quel âge as-tu ?• you're old enough to know better! à ton âge tu devrais avoir plus de bon sens !• Martyn? we're old friends Martyn ? c'est un ami de longue date• just like old times! c'est comme au bon vieux temps !2. noun3. plural noun4. compounds► the Old Bill (inf!) noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━La cravate est l'élément distinctif principal de l'uniforme que portent les élèves des écoles britanniques, à tel point qu'elle en est venue à symboliser le réseau de relations dont continuent de bénéficier dans leur carrière les anciens élèves des écoles les plus prestigieuses. On dira ainsi « how did he get the job ? -- it was a case of the old school tie » (il a fait joué ses relations).━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[əʊld] 1.1) ( old people)the old — (+ v pl) les personnes fpl âgées
2)2.1) ( not young) vieux/vieille, âgéan old man — un vieil homme, un vieillard
2) ( of a particular age)a week old — [bread etc] vieux d'une semaine
I'm the oldest — c'est moi l'aîné/-e
3) ( not new) [object, song, tradition, family] vieux/vieille; [excuse] classique; [joke] rebattu4) (former, previous) [address, school, job, admirer, system] ancien/-ienne (before n)5) (colloq) ( as term of affection) vieux/vieillegood old British weather! — iron ce sacré (colloq) climat anglais!
6) (colloq) ( as intensifier)a right old mess — une sacrée pagaille (colloq)
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noun2) (young unmarried woman, virgin) Jungfrau, die3) (arch./poet./rhet.): (young woman, girl) Maid, die (dichter. veralt.). See also academic.ru/51554/old_maid">old maid* * *[meid](a female servant: The maid answered the door.) das Dienstmädchen* * *[meɪd]n2. ( poet or old: girl) Maid f poet o veraltet, Mägdelein nt poet o veraltet; (unmarried woman) Mädchen nt, Mägdelein nt poet o veraltet* * *[meɪd]n1) (= servant) (Dienst)mädchen nt, Hausangestellte f; (in hotel) Zimmermädchen nt; (= lady's maid) Zofe fthe Maid of Orleans — die Jungfrau von Orleans
* * *maid [meıd] s1. obs oder poet (junges) Mädchen, Maid f2. (junge) unverheiratete Frau ( obs oder poet außer in):a) Ehren-, Hofdame f,b) US (erste) Brautjungfer,3. (Dienst)Mädchen n:a) Hausangestellte f, -mädchen n,b) fig Mädchen für alles umg4. poet Jungfrau f, Maid f:the Maid (of Orléans) die Jungfrau von Orleans* * *noun2) (young unmarried woman, virgin) Jungfrau, die* * *n.Dienstmagd f.Dienstmädchen n.Magd ¨-e f.Mädchen - n.Zimmermädchen n. -
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meid(a female servant: The maid answered the door.) criada, sirvienta, muchacha, chachamaid n criadatr[meɪd]1 (servant) criada, sirvienta, muchacha, chacha; (in hotel) camarera2 architecture (unmarried woman, girl) doncella\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLold maid pejorative solteronamaid ['meɪd] n1) maiden: doncella fn.• asistenta s.f.• chacha s.f.• china s.f.• criada s.f.• doncella s.f.• mucama s.f.• muchacha s.f.• sirvienta s.f.• soltera s.f.meɪd1)a) ( servant) sirvienta f, criada f, mucama f (AmL), empleada f doméstica (frml); (parlor/lady's maid) (primera) doncella fkitchen maid — pinche f, ayudanta f de cocina
b) ( in hotel) camarera f, mucama f (AmL)c) ( occasional housekeeper) (AmE) señora f de la limpieza, limpiadora f2) ( young woman) (arch) doncella f (arc o liter); see also old maid[meɪd]1. N1) (=servant) criada f, muchacha f (S. Cone), mucama f (S. Cone), recamarera f (Mex); (in hotel) camarera flady's maid — doncella f
2.CPDmaid of honor N — (US) dama f de honor
maid service N — (in hotel, holiday accommodation) servicio m de camarera
* * *[meɪd]1)a) ( servant) sirvienta f, criada f, mucama f (AmL), empleada f doméstica (frml); (parlor/lady's maid) (primera) doncella fkitchen maid — pinche f, ayudanta f de cocina
b) ( in hotel) camarera f, mucama f (AmL)c) ( occasional housekeeper) (AmE) señora f de la limpieza, limpiadora f2) ( young woman) (arch) doncella f (arc o liter); see also old maid -
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əuld1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) viejo, mayor2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) de edad3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) viejo, antiguo4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) viejo5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) antiguo•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old
old adj1. viejo2. mayor3. antiguohow old...? ¿cuántos años...?how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?to be... years old tener... añostr[əʊld]1 (person) viejo,-a, mayor■ an old man un anciano, un hombre mayor, un viejo■ she's a year older than you te lleva un año, es un año mayor que tú, tiene un año más que tú3 (long-established, familiar) viejo,-a4 (former) antiguo,-a5 (experienced, veteran) viejo,-a, veterano,-a1 las personas nombre femenino plural mayores, los ancianos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLany old how de cualquier maneraany old thing cualquier cosaas old as the hills más viejo,-a que Matusalénhow old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?of old de antañoto be... years old tener... añosto be old hat no ser ninguna novedadold age vejez nombre femeninoold boy (ex-pupil) ex alumno, antiguo alumno 2 (old man) abuelo, viejecito 3 (form of address) viejoold folk ancianos nombre masculino pluralold hand veterano,-aold maid solteronaold people's home residencia de ancianosOld Testament Antiguo Testamentoold wives' tale cuento de viejasthe Old World el viejo mundoold ['o:ld] adj1) ancient: antiguoold civilizations: civilizaciones antiguas2) familiar: viejoold friends: viejos amigosthe same old story: el mismo cuentohe's ten years old: tiene diez años (de edad)4) aged: viejo, ancianoan old woman: una anciana5) former: antiguoher old neighborhood: su antiguo barrio6) worn-out: viejo, gastadoold n1)the old : los viejos, los ancianos2)in the days of old : antaño, en los tiempos antiguosadj.• anciano, -a adj.• antiguo, -a adj.• añejo, -a adj.• añoso, -a adj.• rancio, -a adj.• viejo, -a adj.
I əʊld1) ( of certain age)how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?
she's two years older than me — me lleva dos años, es dos años mayor que yo
a group of six-year-/fifteen-year-olds — un grupo de niños de seis años/de quinceañeros
you're old enough to know better! — a tu edad...!
2) ( not young) mayor; ( less polite) viejoold people feel the cold more — los ancianos or las personas mayores or de edad sienten más el frío
to get o grow old/older — envejecer*
doesn't she look old! — qué vieja or avejentada está!
3)a) ( not new) <clothes/car/remedy> viejo; <city/civilization> antiguo; < customadition> viejo, antiguob) (longstanding, familiar) (before n) <friend/enemy/rivalry> viejo; <injury/problem> antiguo4) (former, previous) (before n) antiguo6) (colloq) (before n)b) ( in familiar references)
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1) ( old people) (+ pl vb)the old — los ancianos, las personas mayores or de edad; ( less polite) los viejos
2) ( former times) (liter)[ǝʊld]in days of old — antaño (liter), antiguamente
1. ADJ(compar older) (superl oldest)1) (=not young) [person] viejo; (more respectful) mayor, anciano; [animal] viejo; [civilization] antiguoan old man — un viejo, un anciano
an old woman — una vieja, una anciana
an old lady — una señora mayor or anciana
a little old lady — una viejecita, una ancianita
old people, old folks * — los viejos; (more respectful) los ancianos, las personas mayores
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to be old before one's time — hacerse mayor antes de tiempo•
to be old beyond one's years — ser maduro para la edad que se tienethat dress is too old for you — ese vestido es para alguien mayor que tú, ese vestido no es apropiado para tu edad
he's afraid of getting or growing old — tiene miedo a envejecer
as we get older... — según envejecemos...
dirty 1., 4), fogey, fool, teach 1., 2)•
to look old — parecer viejo, estar avejentadohow old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?
Laura is six weeks/months/years old — Laura tiene seis semanas/meses/años
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to be old enough for sth/to do sth — tener edad para algo/para hacer algohe's old enough to know better — (to have more sense) a su edad debería tener más sentido común, ya es mayorcito para saber lo que está bien y lo que está mal; (to behave better) a su edad debería portarse mejor
generationshe's old enough to be your mother — con la edad que tiene, podría ser tu madre
3) (=not new)a) (=antique) [painting, book, building] antiguo; [wine] añejothe old part of Glasgow — la parte vieja or antigua de Glasgow
- be as old as the hillschip 1., 1)b) [clothes, furniture] (=tatty) viejo; (=worn) usado, gastado4) (=long-standing) viejothat's an old problem — eso no es nada nuevo, eso ya viene de atrás
it's a very old tradition/custom — es una vieja tradición/costumbre, es una tradición/costumbre antigua
score 1., 4)the old ways survived in some country areas — las viejas costumbres perduraron en algunas partes del campo
5) (=former) antiguo•
the old country — la madre patria, la patria•
in the old days — antaño, en los viejos tiemposof the old school — (fig) de la vieja escuela
•
for old times' sake — por los viejos tiemposgood old Mike! — ¡este Mike!
come on, old man! † — ¡venga hombre!
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she's a funny old thing — es rarita7) * (as intensifier)what a load of old rubbish! — ¡qué cantidad de chorradas! *
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any old, any old thing will do — cualquier cosa sirveit's not just any old painting, it's a Rembrandt — no es un cuadro cualquiera, es un Rembrandt
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we had a high old time — hacía tiempo que no nos divertíamos tanto•
it's the same old story — es la misma historia de siempre2. N1)the old — los viejos mpl, los ancianos mpl
2) liter•
of old: to know sb of old — conocer a algn desde hace tiempoknights/legends of old — los caballeros/las leyendas de antaño liter
in days of old — antaño liter, en los tiempos antiguos
3.CPDripeold age pension N — subsidio m de la tercera edad, pensión f
old age pensioner N — pensionista mf, jubilado(-a) m / f
the Old Bailey N — (Brit) el tribunal de lo penal de más alto rango de Inglaterra
the Old Bill ** N — (Brit) la poli *, la pasma (Sp) **
old boy N — (=former pupil) ex-alumno m, antiguo alumno m; † * (=old chap) amigo m mío
the old-boy network — esp pej el amiguismo
old campaigner N — veterano m
old chestnut * N — (=joke) broma f muy pasada; (=story) historia f muy pasada
Old Dominion N — (US) el estado de Virginia
Old English N — inglés m antiguo
See:see cultural note ANGLO-SAXON in Anglo-SaxonOld English sheepdog N — perro m pastor ovejero inglés
old flame N — antiguo amor m
old folks' home N — residencia f de ancianos
old girl N — (=former pupil) ex-alumna f, antigua alumna f; (=elderly woman) * † señora f, abuelita * f
Old Glory N — (US) bandera de los Estados Unidos
old hand N — veterano(-a) m / f
old lag * N — (=old prisoner) (preso(-a) m / f) veterano(-a) m / f; (=ex-prisoner) ex-presidiario(-a) m / f
old maid N — pej solterona f
Old Man River N — (US) el río Mississippi
old master N — (=work) obra f maestra de la pintura clásica; (=painter) gran maestro m de la pintura clásica
Old Nick * N — hum Pedro Botero * hum
old people's home N — residencia f de ancianos
old salt N — (Naut) viejo lobo m de mar
old school tie N — (Brit) (lit) corbata con los colores representativos de la escuela a la que alguien ha asistido
the old school tie — (fig) el amiguismo
old soldier N — veterano m, excombatiente m
the Old South N — (US) el viejo sur
old stager N — veterano(-a) m / f
old wives' tale N — cuento m de viejas, patraña f
old-world OLDthe Old World N — el Viejo Mundo, el Viejo Continente
Position of "viejo" and "antiguo"
Viejo and antiguo can go either before or after the noun, depending on their meaning.
Viejo ► Put viejo {after} the noun when you are referring to age:
... boxes full of old clothes...... cajas llenas de ropa vieja...
Old cars are the ones that pollute the environment most Son los coches viejos los que más contaminan el medio ambiente ► Put viejo {before} the noun when you mean old in the sense of "long-standing" or "well-established":
They got in touch with an old friend Se pusieron en contacto con un viejo amigo
Many of the old customs have changed with the passing of time Muchas de las viejas costumbres han cambiado con el paso del tiempo
Antiguo ► Generally put antiguo {after} the noun to translate ancient or old in the sense of "ancient":
... one of Canada's most beautiful old houses...... una de las más bellas casas antiguas de Canadá...
... the old part of the town...... el barrio antiguo de la ciudad... ► Put antiguo {before} the noun to translate former or old in the sense of "former":
My old colleagues are no longer my friends Mis antiguos compañeros ya no son mis amigos
... the former British colonies...... las antiguas colonias británicas... For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [əʊld]1) ( of certain age)how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?
she's two years older than me — me lleva dos años, es dos años mayor que yo
a group of six-year-/fifteen-year-olds — un grupo de niños de seis años/de quinceañeros
you're old enough to know better! — a tu edad...!
2) ( not young) mayor; ( less polite) viejoold people feel the cold more — los ancianos or las personas mayores or de edad sienten más el frío
to get o grow old/older — envejecer*
doesn't she look old! — qué vieja or avejentada está!
3)a) ( not new) <clothes/car/remedy> viejo; <city/civilization> antiguo; <custom/tradition> viejo, antiguob) (longstanding, familiar) (before n) <friend/enemy/rivalry> viejo; <injury/problem> antiguo4) (former, previous) (before n) antiguo6) (colloq) (before n)b) ( in familiar references)
II
1) ( old people) (+ pl vb)the old — los ancianos, las personas mayores or de edad; ( less polite) los viejos
2) ( former times) (liter)in days of old — antaño (liter), antiguamente
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{ould}
I. 1. стар, възрастен
OLD maid стара мома, човек с психика на стара мома, вид игра на карти
OLD man старец, дядо
the OLD man разг. бащата, старият, благоверният, шефът, началството, мор. капитанът (на кораб), прен. грешната човешка природа
OLD woman баба (и прен.), бабичка, старица
the OLD woman разг. благоверната
the OLD lady разг. майка ми, жена ми, жената, моята бабичка
to be getting/growing OLD остарявам, застарявам
in his/her OLDer days на стари години
2. на години, на годишна възраст
to be ten years OLD на десет години съм
how OLD are you? на колко си години? two-year-OLD child двегодишно дете
when you are OLD enough когато пораснеш
he is OLD enough to той e достатъчно голям да
3. стар, древен, отдавнашен
that's as OLD as the hills това съществува, откакто свят светува
4. стар, вeхт, износен, похабен
5. опитен, стар, обигран
OLD in crime/cunning/diplomacу опитен/обигран престъпник/хитрец/дипломат
OLD soldier стар/бивш войник, прен. опитен човек
6. бивш, предишен, някогашен
OLD boy/pupil бивш ученик (на дадено училище)
OLD gang/guard стара гвардия
in the OLD days едно време
the О. Country старата родина (казано от емигрант)
7. any OLD кой да е, как да е
any OLD thing sl. каквото и да е, каквото ти падне
any OLD how как да е
to have an OLD bead on young shoulders много умен/сериозен съм за възрастта си
to come the OLD soldier over държа се наставнически към
OLD man/fellow/chap/sl. bean/egg/fruit/stick/thing/top приятелю, мой човек, драги
dear OLD Henry! милият Хенри! to have a fine/good/high/rare OLD time sl. прекарвам великолепно
OLD GIory националното знаме на САЩ
О. Harry/Nick/Scratch дяволът
news a week OLD новини от една седмица
II. n the OLD старите (хора)
OLD and young старо и младо
of OLD някога в миналото
in days of OLD едно време* * *{ould} I. а 1. стар; възрастен: old maid 1) стара мома; 2) човек с* * *старчески; стар; отдавнашен; опитен; остарял; предишен; бивш; възрастен; древен; дърт;* * *1. any old how как да е 2. any old thing sl. каквото и да е, каквото ти падне 3. any old кой да е, как да е 4. dear old henry! милият Хенри! to have a fine/good/high/rare old time sl. прекарвам великолепно 5. he is old enough to той e достатъчно голям да 6. how old are you? на колко си години? two-year-old child двегодишно дете 7. i. стар, възрастен 8. ii. n the old старите (хора) 9. in days of old едно време 10. in his/her older days на стари години 11. in the old days едно време 12. news a week old новини от една седмица 13. of old някога в миналото 14. old and young старо и младо 15. old boy/pupil бивш ученик (на дадено училище) 16. old gang/guard стара гвардия 17. old giory националното знаме на САЩ 18. old in crime/cunning/diplomacу опитен/обигран престъпник/хитрец/дипломат 19. old maid стара мома, човек с психика на стара мома, вид игра на карти 20. old man старец, дядо 21. old man/fellow/chap/sl. bean/egg/fruit/stick/thing/top приятелю, мой човек, драги 22. old soldier стар/бивш войник, прен. опитен човек 23. old woman баба (и прен.), бабичка, старица 24. that's as old as the hills това съществува, откакто свят светува 25. the old lady разг. майка ми, жена ми, жената, моята бабичка 26. the old man разг. бащата, старият, благоверният, шефът, началството, мор. капитанът (на кораб), прен. грешната човешка природа 27. the old woman разг. благоверната 28. the О. country старата родина (казано от емигрант) 29. to be getting/growing old остарявам, застарявам 30. to be ten years old на десет години съм 31. to come the old soldier over държа се наставнически към 32. to have an old bead on young shoulders много умен/сериозен съм за възрастта си 33. when you are old enough когато пораснеш 34. О. harry/nick/scratch дяволът 35. бивш, предишен, някогашен 36. на... години, на.. годишна възраст 37. опитен, стар, обигран 38. стар, вeхт, износен, похабен 39. стар, древен, отдавнашен* * *old [ould] I. adj ( older, oldest; elder, eldest) 1. стар; възрастен; \old age старост, старини; \old maid стара мома; "баба" (за мъж); детска игра на карти; \old man старец; the \old man разг. sl бащата, морукът, старецът, дъртият, благоверният; мор. капитан; шеф, началство; (и \old Adam) човешката природа; \old wife стрина; \old wives' tales бабини деветини; \old woman баба (и прен.), бабичка, старица; the \old woman разг. sl благоверната; he's like the \old man of the sea той е лепка; in his ( her) \older days на стари години; 2. старчески, старешки; 3. на... години, на... -годишна възраст; to be ten years \old на 10 години съм; how \old are you? на колко си години? a two-year-\old child, разг. a two-year-\old двегодишно дете; he has an \old head on young shoulders той е много умен (сериозен) за възрастта си; news a week \old новини от една седмица; 4. стар; древен; отдавнашен; \old wine отлежало, старо вино; as \old as the hills съществува, откакто свят светува, отколешен; 5. стар, износен, изхабен; 6. опитен; to be an \old hand ( at it) той има дългогодишен опит в тази област; не съм вчерашен; рецидивист съм; he is \old in sin той е стар (закоравял) грешник; 7. бивш, предишен; in the \old days едно време, някога; \old memories стари (младежки) спомени, спомени от младите години; the O. Country майката родина (казано от емигранти); the O. Colony ам. щатът Масачусетс; 8. разг. мил, скъп (гальовно, като обръщение); \old thing ( bean) скъпи мой (моя), мило момче (момиче); \old man ( fellow, chap) приятел, "мой човек"; dear \old Jones! този симпатяга Джоунз! 9. разг. sl (за усилване): we had a rare \old time прекарахме великолепно; 10. (с any) кой да е, как да е; any \old thing каквото и да е, каквото ти падне; you can dress any \old how облечи се както щеш, няма значение; • the O. Lady of Threadneedle Street Английската народна банка; O. Harry ( Gentleman, Nick) дяволът; O. Pals Act шег. неписан закон, че приятелите трябва да си помагат; II. n (с the) старите (хора); \old and young старо и младо; • of \old някога в миналото, отдавна; in days of \old едно време. -
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meɪd
1. сущ.
1) поэт. дева, девица, девушка old maid maid of honour
2) архаич. девственница the Maid of God, maid of Orleans ≈ Орлеанская дева, Жанна д'Арк
3) служанка, горничная;
прислуга lady's maid ≈ камеристка Syn: servant
2. гл. служить горничной, работать прислугой;
прислуживать кому-л. служанка, горничная, прислуга - to keep a * держать прислугу - between * прислуга, помогающая повару и горничной девушка, девица, дева - country * молодая крестьянка, крестьянская девушка - to woo a fair young * ухаживать за молодой красоткой (редкое) старая дева - the M. Орлеанская дева lady's ~ горничная, камеристка maid поэт. дева, девица, девушка;
old maid старая дева ~ служанка, горничная;
прислуга ~ служить горничной, работать прислугой ~ of honour амер. = подружка невесты ~ of honour род ватрушки ~ of honour фрейлина meter ~ женщина-контролер на платной автостоянке maid поэт. дева, девица, девушка;
old maid старая дева -
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[meɪd]lady's maid горничная, камеристка maid поэт. дева, девица, девушка; old maid старая дева maid служанка, горничная; прислуга maid служить горничной, работать прислугой maid of honour амер. = подружка невесты maid of honour род ватрушки maid of honour фрейлина meter maid женщина-контролер на платной автостоянке maid поэт. дева, девица, девушка; old maid старая дева
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