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1 senior
['siːnɪə(r)] 1.to be senior to sb. — essere più vecchio o anziano di qcn.
Mr Brown senior — (the older) il signor Brown senior; (father) il signor Brown padre
2) (superior) [ person] superiore; [civil servant, diplomat] alto; [colleague, minister] (più) anziano; [ aide] senior; [ figure] eminente, di rilievo; [job, post] di livello superiore2.to be senior to sb. — essere il superiore di qcn., occupare un posto di livello superiore rispetto a qcn
1) (older person) anziano m.to be sb.'s senior by 2 years — essere 2 anni più vecchio o avere 2 anni più di qcn.
to be sb.'s senior — essere più vecchio o anziano di qcn
2) (superior) superiore m.3) BE scol. = allievo dai 12 ai 16 anni4) AE scol. = allievo dell'ultimo anno5) AE univ. = studente dell'ultimo anno6) sport senior m. e f.3.* * *['si:njə] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.) più vecchio; superiore2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.)2. adjective((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) senior, padre- senior citizen* * *['siːnɪə(r)] 1.to be senior to sb. — essere più vecchio o anziano di qcn.
Mr Brown senior — (the older) il signor Brown senior; (father) il signor Brown padre
2) (superior) [ person] superiore; [civil servant, diplomat] alto; [colleague, minister] (più) anziano; [ aide] senior; [ figure] eminente, di rilievo; [job, post] di livello superiore2.to be senior to sb. — essere il superiore di qcn., occupare un posto di livello superiore rispetto a qcn
1) (older person) anziano m.to be sb.'s senior by 2 years — essere 2 anni più vecchio o avere 2 anni più di qcn.
to be sb.'s senior — essere più vecchio o anziano di qcn
2) (superior) superiore m.3) BE scol. = allievo dai 12 ai 16 anni4) AE scol. = allievo dell'ultimo anno5) AE univ. = studente dell'ultimo anno6) sport senior m. e f.3. -
2 old
[əʊld] 1.1) (not young) vecchio, anzianoan old man — un vecchio, un anziano
to get o grow old diventare vecchio, invecchiare; old before one's time invecchiato anzitempo; old Mr Brown or young Mr Brown? — il signor Brown padre o il signor Brown figlio?
to be two days old — [ bread] essere vecchio di due giorni
to be as old as sb. — avere la stessa età di qcn.
I'm the oldest — sono il più grande o il più vecchio
3) (not new) [object, song, tradition, family, excuse] vecchio; [ joke] inflazionato; [ friend] vecchio, di vecchia data; [ firm] di antica fondazione4) (previous) [address, house, job, boss, system] vecchio, precedentein the old days — ai vecchi tempi, un tempo
5) colloq. (as term of affection) vecchiogood old British weather! — iron. il solito tempaccio inglese!
6) colloq. (as intensifier)2.1) (old people)the old — + verbo pl. i vecchi, gli anziani
3.(in days) of old — un tempo, nei giorni andati
* * *[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) vecchio2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) (di età)3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) vecchio4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) vecchio5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) antico•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old* * *[əʊld] 1.1) (not young) vecchio, anzianoan old man — un vecchio, un anziano
to get o grow old diventare vecchio, invecchiare; old before one's time invecchiato anzitempo; old Mr Brown or young Mr Brown? — il signor Brown padre o il signor Brown figlio?
to be two days old — [ bread] essere vecchio di due giorni
to be as old as sb. — avere la stessa età di qcn.
I'm the oldest — sono il più grande o il più vecchio
3) (not new) [object, song, tradition, family, excuse] vecchio; [ joke] inflazionato; [ friend] vecchio, di vecchia data; [ firm] di antica fondazione4) (previous) [address, house, job, boss, system] vecchio, precedentein the old days — ai vecchi tempi, un tempo
5) colloq. (as term of affection) vecchiogood old British weather! — iron. il solito tempaccio inglese!
6) colloq. (as intensifier)2.1) (old people)the old — + verbo pl. i vecchi, gli anziani
3.(in days) of old — un tempo, nei giorni andati
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3 elder
I 1. ['eldə(r)] 2.1) (older person) maggiore m. e f., (il) più vecchio, (la) più vecchia2) (in tribe, group) anziano m. (-a)3) (in Presbyterian church) anziano m.II ['eldə(r)]nome bot. sambuco m.* * *I 1. ['eldə] adjective((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.)2. noun1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.)2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.)•- elderly- eldest
- the elderly II ['eldə] noun(a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).)* * *elder (1) /ˈɛldə(r)/A a. (compar. irr. di old)1 ( di due membri d'una famiglia) maggiore ( d'età); più vecchio; più anziano: My elder sister [daughter] is married, la mia sorella [figlia] maggiore è sposata2 ( con nome proprio) – the Elder, il Vecchio; Maggiore: Pliny the Elder, Plinio il Vecchio; Cato the Elder, Catone MaggioreB n.1 (spec. al pl.) persona maggiore di età; persona più anziana, più vecchia; anziano: He is my elder by five years, ha cinque anni più di me; You should listen to your elders, dovresti dare ascolto a chi è più vecchio di te; respect for elders, il rispetto degli anziani● our elders and betters, chi è più anziano e ha più esperienza di noi □ elder statesman, (polit.) anziano uomo politico ( dal passato prestigioso e ancora consultato); ( anche fig.) grande vecchio.NOTA D'USO: - elder o older?- elder (2) /ˈɛldə(r)/n.(bot., Sambucus nigra) sambuco.* * *I 1. ['eldə(r)] 2.1) (older person) maggiore m. e f., (il) più vecchio, (la) più vecchia2) (in tribe, group) anziano m. (-a)3) (in Presbyterian church) anziano m.II ['eldə(r)]nome bot. sambuco m.
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