Old English in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.English [Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ] N

II.English [Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ] ADJ

english [Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ] N Am (in billiards)

I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

how old are you/is he?
quel âge as-tu/a-t-il?
no-one knows how old this tree is
personne ne connaît l'âge de cet arbre
she is 10 years old
elle a 10 ans
a six-year-old boy
un garçon (âgé) de six ans
a six-year old
un enfant (âgé) de six ans
when you were one year old
quand tu avais un an
this bread is a week old
ce pain est vieux d'une semaine
a centuries-old tradition
une tradition vieille de plusieurs siècles
to be as old as sb/as the century
avoir le même âge que qn/que le siècle
I'm older than you
je suis plus âgé que toi
she is 10 years older than him
elle a 10 ans de plus que lui
the north wing is 100 years older than the east wing
l'aile nord a été construite 100 ans avant l'aile est
my older brother/sister
mon frère aîné/ma sœur aînée
an older man/woman
un homme/une femme plus âgé/-e
the older children play here
les grands jouent ici
I'll tell you when you're older
je te le dirai quand tu seras plus grand
he's going to be handsome when he's older
ce sera un beau jeune homme plus tard
as you get older you learn what really matters
en vieillissant on apprend ce qui est vraiment important
I'm the oldest
c'est moi l'aîné/-e
the oldest person there was 18
la personne la plus âgée de l'assemblée avait 18 ans
old enough to be your father/mother
assez vieux/vieille pour être ton père/ta mère
to be old enough to do
être en âge de faire
you're old enough to know better
à ton âge tu devrais avoir plus de bon sens
you're too old for silly games
ces jeux stupides ne sont plus de ton âge
he's too old for you
il est trop vieux pour toi
that dress is too old for you
cette robe fait trop vieux pour toi
to be old for one's age
être mûr pour son âge

Old English in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Old English in the English»French Dictionary

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I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

II.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N (elderly people)

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In Old English, "sele" and "sl" were used.
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Still, the stranded preposition form has been widely used since Old English times, and is normal in colloquial speech.
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The word herne, meaning a place on a corner of land, evolved from the Old English "hyrne", meaning corner.
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The first element is believed to derive from Old English "salh" sallow, a kind of willow.
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Old English bantam roosters were commonly used for fighting in Europe.
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From this, we know some of the names for the extended set of runes used to write Old English.
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This rounding feature is the product of the merger of two earlier phonemes, a rounded "r" and a plain "r", dating from Old English.
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The name is from the Old English "hrycg" and "tn", meaning farmstead on the ridge.
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The word "lithe" is from the Old English la.
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The Old English word for "carry" or "pull" was "dragan" which developed into a series of related words, including "drag", "draw", and "draught".
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