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[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) idade2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) idade3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) idade4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) séculos2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) envelhecer- aged- ageless
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- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *[eidʒ] n 1 idade. he is her age / ele tem a idade dela. what age do you give him? / qual é a idade que você lhe dá? he does not look his age / ele parece mais moço do que é. 2 período de vida alcançado. 3 velhice, idade avançada. 4 duração provável da vida, probabilidade de vida. 5 Psych desenvolvimento intelectual (em comparação com a norma). 6 século, período histórico, era, época. 7 geração. 8 ages, an age coll período extenso. I have been waiting ages / esperei uma eternidade. • vt+vi 1 envelhecer, ficar velho. 2 sazonar, amadurecer. age-bracket faixa etária. age of manhood idade viril. age of minority menoridade. at a great age numa idade avançada. at an early age bem cedo na vida. be your age não seja infantil. down the ages através dos séculos. he is under age ele é menor. in old age na idade madura. in our age em nossa época. in tender age na infância. of age maioridade. the Middle Ages a Idade Média. to a great age até à extrema velhice. to be over age ter passado o limite de idade. to come of age atingir a maioridade. -
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[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) idade2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) época, idade3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) idade4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) um tempão2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) envelhecer- aged- ageless - age-old - the aged - come of age - of age
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