Translations for „eldest“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . eldest [ˈeldɪst] ADJ

eldest

са́мый ста́рший

eldest

старе́йший

II . eldest [ˈeldɪst] N no pl

my eldest

ста́рший из мои́х дете́й

Usage examples with eldest

my eldest

ста́рший из мои́х дете́й

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was the eldest of five brothers and was one of nine children.

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She had four children in total, although her eldest son died from injuries sustained in a mugging.

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The chief man (the eldest son of the demised) lights the pyre at its north end.

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Of the two siblings, he is the eldest and has a younger sister.

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My parents bundled us up -- the entire caboodle of six kids with me as the eldest -- and two aunts who served as our nannies.

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She was the eldest daughter in a family of five surviving children: three boys and two girls.

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Nevertheless, he was estranged from his wife, and quarrelled with his eldest son for siding with her.

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He was buried in the chancel of the parish church, where a monument with an epitaph was erected to him by his eldest son.

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He mentions as well the way his eldest sister mistreated him.

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After the disappearance of his eldest daughter, he has secluded himself in the royal chambers.

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