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el·der: I. noun II. adjective and adverb
el·der: noun
elder: noun
old: I. adjective and adverb II. noun III. comparative
old ˈage: noun
old-ˈfash·ioned: adjective and adverb
old ˈgirl: noun
old ˈlady: noun
old ˈman: noun
old ˈmas·ter: noun
ˈold school: I. noun II. adjective and adverb
old ˈstag·er: noun
ˈold-style: adjective and adverb
Old ˈTes·ta·ment: noun
old-ˈtim·er: noun
old age ˈpen·sion·er: noun
old ˈpeo·ple's home: noun
old: noun
old: adjective and adverb
wax old: verb

I . el·der¹ [ˈeldəʳ] N

elder

elder

church/village elder

cerkveni [or vaški] starešina

II . el·der¹ [ˈeldəʳ] ADJ

elder

elder statesman

upokojen državnik, ki ima funkcijo svetnika

el·der² [ˈeldəʳ] N BOT

elder

bezeg m

elder N

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elder sing

I . old [əʊld] ADJ

1. old person, animal, object:

old

star

2. old after n (denoting an age):

old

star

3. old attr (former):

old

4. old attr (long known):

old

star

old

znan

5. old attr inf (expression of affection):

old

I hear poor old Frank's lost his job

slišal sem, da je ubogi stari Frank izgubil službo

6. old attr inf (any):

I don't want to eat in just any old place – I want to go to a romantic restaurant!

ne želim jesti kar v kateremkoli lokalu – rad bi šel v kakšno romantično restavracijo!

any old present/rubbish/thing

kakršno koli darilo/kakršen koli nesmisel/kar koli

a load of old rubbish! pej

kup navadnih neumnosti!

to be as tough as old boots

you can't teach an old dog new tricks prov

starega psa ne moreš naučiti novih trikov preg

money for old rope

zlahka zaslužen denar

II . old [əʊld] N the old pl

old

stari m pl

young and old

III . old [əʊld] COMP

a twenty-one-year-old

enaindvajsetletnik

old ˈage N no pl

starost f

old-ˈfash·ioned ADJ esp pej

old-fashioned

old ˈgirl N

1. old girl (old woman):

starka f

2. old girl esp Brit inf (patronizing address):

stara f [moja]

3. old girl esp Brit inf (affectionate address):

ljubica f

old ˈlady N

1. old lady (elderly female):

starejša dama f

2. old lady inf (one's wife, mother):

the/his old lady

stara/njegova stara

old ˈman N

1. old man (elderly male):

starec m

2. old man sl (husband, father):

the/his old man

stari/njegov stari

old ˈmas·ter N

stari mojster m

I . ˈold school N approv

he's one of the old school

on je predstavnik stare šole

II . ˈold school ADJ

old ˈstag·er N

1. old stager (old man):

starostnik(starostnica) m (f)

2. old stager:

old stager (long-time worker)

old stager (long-time worker)

veteran(ka) m (f)

old stager (long-time resident)

staroselec(staroselka) m (f)

ˈold-style ADJ pred

Old ˈTes·ta·ment N the Old Testament

Old Testament

old-ˈtim·er N inf

1. old-timer (old man):

2. old-timer:

old-timer (long-time worker)

veteran(ka) m (f)

old-timer (long-time resident)

staroselec(staroselka) f

old age ˈpen·sion·er N Aus Brit

old age pensioner

[starostni] upokojenec(upokojenka) m (f)

old ˈpeo·ple's home N

old people's home

dom m za ostarele

old N

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of old

iz davnine, v davnem času, davno

old ADJ

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old

wax old VB

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to wax old (obsolete)

Usage examples with elder

church elder

cerkveni starešina

elder statesman

upokojen državnik, ki ima funkcijo svetnika

church/village elder

cerkveni [or vaški] starešina

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Now, you've inherited the remaining resources of your father and your elder brother. en.wikipedia.org

He mortified his parents by desecrating the grave of a respected village elder, subsequently spending a week in police custody. en.wikipedia.org

Children, it used to be cruelly recited, by elder smote stick than carrot, should be seen, but not heard. blogs.crikey.com.au

Accompanying her is her sole blood relation her elder brother. en.wikipedia.org

The governor of the province was supposed to appoint a commune elder, "kamnan" or "phan". en.wikipedia.org

The brown, twig-like larva feeds on a variety of trees and shrubs including elder, hawthorn, honeysuckle and ivy. en.wikipedia.org

The elder may have married but no wife nor issue are known; the younger fell into dissolute ways and never married. en.wikipedia.org

Only male members may serve in the capacity of elder or ministerial servant. en.wikipedia.org

At this time, she also became active in equal rights activism, minority and elder rights. en.wikipedia.org

He was brought up by his elder brothers but ran away from several schools, and he once hit his school captain over the head with a cricket bat. en.wikipedia.org

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