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old boy N

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1. old boy (ex-pupil):

old boy

ancien élève m

2. old boy (old man):

old boy inf

vieux m

3. old boy (dear chap):

old boy inf, dated

(mon) vieux m

old boy network

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old boy network N Brit:

old boy network

réseau m des anciens élèves des écoles privées

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ancien élève SCHOOL

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I.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] N

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1. boy (young male):

boy

garçon m

the boys' toilet

les toilettes des garçons

a boy's bike

un vélo pour garçon

come here boy!

viens ici, mon garçon

be polite boys!

soyez polis, les garçons!

when I was a boy

quand j'étais petit

the big boys

les grands

a new boy (gen) SCHOOL

un nouveau

there's a good boy!

voilà, c'est bien mon petit!

look boys and girls

regardez, les enfants

boys will be boys!

il faut que jeunesse se passe!

2. boy (young):

boy attr detective, genius, soprano

jeune

3. boy (son):

boy

fils m

the Smith boy

le fils Smith

4. boy Brit (man):

boy inf

gars m inf

to be a local boy

être un gars du coin inf

to be one of the boys

faire partie de la bande

to have a drink with the boys

boire un coup avec les copains inf

an old boy SCHOOL

un ancien élève m

an old boy (old man)

un vieillard m

the old boy inf

le vieux m inf

how are you old boy?

comment ça va mon vieux?

my dear boy

mon cher

5. boy (colonial servant):

boy dated

boy m

6. boy (male animal):

down boy!

doucement, mon vieux!

easy boy!

tout doux, mon vieux!

7. boy Am (black man):

boy inf, offens

nègre m offens

II.boys N npl inf

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1. boys (experts):

boys

gars inf

mpl the legal boys

les gars du service juridique inf

2. boys (soldiers):

boys

gars inf

mpl our brave boys at the front

nos braves gars au front

III.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] INTERJ inf

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IV.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ]

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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’.

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1. old (old people):

the old + vb pl

les personnes fpl âgées

old and young together

jeunes et vieux ensemble

II.olds N (parents)

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olds npl inf

les vieux inf

mpl my olds

mes vieux

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

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1. old (elderly, not young):

old

vieux/vieille, âgé

an old man

un vieil homme, un vieillard

old people

les vieux

older people

les personnes âgées

if I live to be old

si je vis vieux

to get or grow old

vieillir, se faire vieux/vieille

to look old

avoir l'air âgé

old before one's time

vieux avant l'âge

grief has made her old before her time

le chagrin l'a vieillie avant l'âge

do you want old Mr Salter or young Mr Salter?

est-ce que vous voulez M Salter père ou fils?

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

4. old (former, previous):

old address, school, job, boss, admirer, system

ancien/-ienne

there's our old house

voilà notre ancienne maison

where is her old confidence?

où est passée son ancienne assurance?

do you see much of the old crowd inf?

est-ce que tu en vois beaucoup de notre vieille bande? inf

in the old days

autrefois, dans le temps

just like old times

comme au bon vieux temps

in the good old days

au bon vieux temps

5. old (as term of affection):

old inf

vieux/vieille

there was old Jim

il y avait ce bon vieux Jim inf

there's old Fido

voilà ce brave vieux Fido inf

dear old Max

ce cher vieux Max inf

good old Jon!

ce bon vieux Jon! inf

good old British weather! iron

ce sacré climat anglais! inf

hello, old chap/girl dated!

salut, mon vieux/ma vieille! inf

how are you, you old devil inf?

ça va, vieux? inf

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old boy N

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1. old boy Brit inf (old man):

old boy

vieux croûton m

2. old boy Aus, Brit (former pupil):

old boy

ancien élève m

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I.boy [bɔɪ] N

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boy

garçon m

II.boy [bɔɪ] INTERJ

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oh boy!

bon sang!

I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

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3. old (former):

old

ancien(ne)

4. old (long known):

old friend

de longue date

5. old (expression of affection):

old

vieux(vieille)

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

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the old pl

les vieux mpl

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This also caused a growth disorder which made him look like a twelve-year old boy. en.wikipedia.org

Come, old boy, you had much better have the thing out at once... and... that is exactly what dentists always do. en.wikipedia.org

The 13-year old boy who is convinced if he runs away, no one will miss him. en.wikipedia.org

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Translations for old boy in the English»French Dictionary

old boy N

1. old boy (ex-pupil):

2. old boy (old man):

3. old boy (dear chap):

old boy network

old boy network N Brit:

See also Old boy network

Old boy network Info

Old boy network Info

See also Public schools

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I.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] N

1. boy (young male):

2. boy (young):

3. boy (son):

4. boy Brit (man):

5. boy (colonial servant):

6. boy (male animal):

7. boy Am (black man):

II.boys N npl inf

1. boys (experts):

2. boys (soldiers):

III.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] INTERJ inf

IV.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ]

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’.

1. old (old people):

2. old (earlier era):

II.olds N (parents)

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old (elderly, not young):

2. old (of a particular age):

3. old (not new):

4. old (former, previous):

5. old (as term of affection):

6. old (as intensifier) inf:

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old boy N

1. old boy Brit inf (old man):

2. old boy Aus, Brit (former pupil):

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I.boy [bɔɪ] N

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II.boy [bɔɪ] INTERJ

I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old (not young, new):

2. old (denoting an age):

3. old (former):

4. old (long known):

5. old (expression of affection):

Phrases:

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

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