age-old in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for age-old in the English»French Dictionary

age-old [Brit, Am ˈeɪdʒˌoʊld] ADJ

age-old

ancestral, très vieux/vieille

Translations for age-old in the French»English Dictionary

I.antique [ɑ̃tik] ADJ

1. antique HISTORY:

antique cité, théâtre, période

ancient

la Rome/Grèce antique

ancient Rome/Greece

2. antique (ancien) liter:

antique croyance, demeure

age-old attr

3. antique (démodé):

antique véhicule

antiquated

antique costume

old-fashioned

II.antique [ɑ̃tik] N m ART

l'antique

classical art

I.millénaire [milenɛʀ] ADJ

1. millénaire (de mille ans):

un arbre millénaire

a one thousand year old tree, a tree that is one thousand years old

deux fois millénaire

over two thousand years old

2. millénaire (vieux):

millénaire tradition, phénomène

age-old

II.millénaire [milenɛʀ] N m

1. millénaire (période):

millénaire

millennium

à l'aube du troisième millénaire

at the dawn of the third millennium ou the twenty-first century

pendant des millénaires

for thousands of years

2. millénaire (anniversaire):

millénaire

millennium, millenary

age-old in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for age-old in the English»French Dictionary

age-old ADJ

age-old

ancestral(e)

Translations for age-old in the French»English Dictionary

séculaire [sekylɛʀ] ADJ

séculaire

age-old

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Due to the water now not available at the surface as it once was, the age-old springs are but a memory.

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There are tribal populations in the area who still practice age-old customs and rituals and live a nomadic life.

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Peer into the next life for answers to this age-old mystery.

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In this pueblo, a church, presedencia and residential houses made of bricks and lime were constructed, now the age-old landmarks of the city.

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The small villages and their age-old architecture give expression to the phrase picture perfect.

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All along the coast, many towns promote the age-old practice of fishing by lateen sail boats for tourism and on festival occasions.

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By medieval times the process of mining for fossil salt supplemented the age-old techniques of evaporating sea salt in tidal pans.

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Today the population in their age-old home ground numbers about 3,000 according to the 2009 population census.

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There exists an age-old stigma that says mental health disorders are unmanly signs of weakness.

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The live performance in different parts of the country of the age-old rhymes added with instrument and drama earned major praises from the critics.

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