elder in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for elder in the English»French Dictionary

I.elder [Brit ˈɛldə, Am ˈɛldər] N

1. elder (older person):

elder

aîné/-e m/f

respect your elders and betters

respecte tes aînés

2. elder (in tribe etc):

elder

ancien m

3. elder REL (in early church):

elder

ancien m

4. elder REL (in Presbyterian church):

elder

ancien m (qui assiste le pasteur dans l'administration d'une église)

5. elder BOT:

elder

sureau m

II.elder [Brit ˈɛldə, Am ˈɛldər] ADJ

elder

aîné

the elder girl

l'aînée f

the elder girl

la fille aînée f

elder statesman <pl elder statesmen> N (all contexts)

elder statesman

doyen m

party elder N POL

party elder

ancien/-ienne m/f du parti

village elder N

village elder

aîné/-e m/f du village

village elder

ancien/-ienne m/f du village

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Pliny the Younger/the Elder

Pline le Jeune/l'Ancien

older or elder/younger sister

sœur aînée/cadette

Translations for elder in the French»English Dictionary

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sureau

elder (tree)

aîné (aînée) (de deux)

elder

aîné (aînée) (premier de deux)

elder son/daughter

aîné (aînée) (premier de deux)

elder child

aîné (aînée)

elder ou older brother/sister

aîné (aînée) (personne plus âgée)

elder

Caton l'Ancien

Cato the Elder

Pline l'Ancien

Pliny the Elder

elder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for elder in the English»French Dictionary

I.elder¹ [ˈeldəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

1. elder (older person):

elder

aîné(e) m (f)

2. elder HISTORY, REL:

elder

ancien(ne) m (f)

village elder

doyen(ne) m (f) du village

Pliny the Elder

Pline l'Ancien

II.elder¹ [ˈeldəʳ, Am -dɚ] ADJ

elder

aîné(e)

elder statesman

vétéran m de la politique

elder² [ˈeldəʳ, Am -dɚ] N BOT

elder

sureau m

Translations for elder in the French»English Dictionary

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sureau

elder

aîné(e)

elder

l'aîné

the elder boy

l'aînée

the elder girl

elder Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

village elder

doyen(ne) m (f) du village

Pliny the Elder

Pline l'Ancien

elder statesman

vétéran m de la politique

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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She turned into a beautiful tree by performing a strange ritual with her elder sister.

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By this time the elder missionaries had in their ownership a number of buildings which they held in safe keeping.

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

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He lost his parents when he was very young, making his only relative his elder brother.

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

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His wife's family had a tradition of mental illness, which may have a bearing on the fact that their elder son went insane.

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Nevertheless, these apparently non-functioning adenomas are most often encountered in elder obese people.

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

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Leaving Gibraltar was like escaping from an elder brother in charge of an open jail.

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