middle-aged in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for middle-aged in the English»Spanish Dictionary

middle-aged [Am ˌmɪdl ˈeɪdʒd, Brit mɪdəlˈeɪdʒd] ADJ

middle-aged person

de mediana edad

middle-aged person

de edad madura

middle-aged person

maduro

middle-aged attitudes/ideas

de persona mayor

Translations for middle-aged in the Spanish»English Dictionary

vejucona N f Ven inf

vejucona

middle-aged woman

individuo N m

1. individuo (persona indeterminada):

el presunto ladrón, un individuo alto, de mediana edad

the suspected thief, a tall, middle-aged man

no podemos centrarlo en el idiolecto de un individuo

we cannot base it on the idiolect of one individual o one person

2. individuo pej (tipo):

individuo

character inf

individuo

individual inf

dos individuos un tanto extraños

two somewhat strange characters o individuals

¿quién era ese individuo que iba contigo?

who was that guy you were with? inf

3. individuo PHILOS, SOCIOL:

el individuo

the individual

4. individuo (de una especie):

individuo

individual

mediano (mediana) ADJ

1. mediano:

mediano (mediana) tamaño/porción

medium

mediano (mediana) coche

medium-sized

viene en tres tallas, pequeña, mediana y grande

it comes in three sizes, small, medium and large

un hombre de mediana estatura

a man of medium o average height

una chica de mediana inteligencia

a girl of average intelligence

de mediana edad

middle-aged

son tres hermanas, la que se casó es la mediana

there are three sisters, and the one who got married is the middle one

la mediana empresa en este país

medium-sized business in this country

2. mediano (mediocre):

mediano (mediana)

average

mediano (mediana)

mediocre

un trabajo de mediana calidad

a rather average piece of work

un trabajo de mediana calidad

a mediocre piece of work

edad N f

1. edad (de una persona, un árbol):

edad

age

un joven de unos quince años de edad

a boy of about fifteen

¿qué edad tiene/le calculas?

how old is he/do you think he is?

a la edad de veinte años

at (the age of) twenty

tienen la misma edad

they are the same age

aparenta más edad de la que tiene

she looks older than she is

niños de edades comprendidas entre los siete y los catorce años

children between the ages of seven and fourteen

su marido le dobla la edad

her husband is twice her age

se saca o quita la edad LatAm

he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is

aún no tiene edad para decidir por sí mismo

he's still not old enough to decide for himself

yo a tu edad ya ayudaba en casa

at your age I was already helping around the house

de edad madura o de mediana edad

middle-aged

una persona de edad

an elderly person

un señor de cierta edad

a gentleman of a certain age

una niña de corta edad

a young girl

desde temprana edad

from an early age

a tan tierna edad

at such a young o tender age

yo ya no estoy en edad de hacer esas cosas

I'm too old for that sort of thing

niños en edad escolar

children of school age

la edad adulta

adulthood

estar en edad de merecer dated o hum

to be of courting age dated

2. edad HISTORY (época):

edad

age

edad

period

middle-aged in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for middle-aged in the English»Spanish Dictionary

middle-aged ADJ

middle-aged

de mediana edad

Translations for middle-aged in the Spanish»English Dictionary

madurez N f

madurez (de fruta)

ripeness

madurez (de persona)

maturity

madurez (de un plan)

readiness

estar en la madurez

to be middle-aged

maduro (-a) ADJ

maduro (-a) (fruta)

ripe

maduro (-a) (persona: prudente)

mature

maduro (-a) (mayor)

adult

maduro (-a) (plan)

ready

una manzana demasiado madura

an overripe apple

en la edad madura

middle-aged

estar a las duras y a las maduras

to take the bad with the good

edad N f

1. edad (años):

edad

age

edad para jubilarse

retirement age

edad del pavo

adolescence

mayor de edad

adult

menor de edad

minor

ser mayor/menor de edad

to be of/under age

a la edad de...

at the age of ...

¿qué edad tiene?

how old is he/she?

de mi edad

of my age

de cierta edad

getting on in years

llegar a la mayoría de edad

to come of age

de mediana edad

middle-aged

la tercera edad

old [or retirement] age

2. edad (época):

edad

age

edad

era

la Edad Media

the Middle Ages

la edad de piedra

the Stone Age

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A typical sheltered homeless person is a single, middle-aged man and a member of a minority group.

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Immediately prior to the capture, most of the young and middle-aged males fled the town.

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As middle-aged men, each is facing his own different mid-life crisis.

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According to some authors, the disease most frequently affects middle-aged men.

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Making such a stellar comeback after taking a long break was an unusual feat for a middle-aged actress.

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It is more common in middle-aged adult males.

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It repeated the formula of the original, featuring famous middle-aged women talking about their pet hates.

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They by chance shared a bench with a well-dressed, middle-aged man.

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The other women in the group consider that she is somewhat naive, despite her being middle-aged.

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The professor and his wife are depicted as younger adults rather than the middle-aged version seen in the film.

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