old lady in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.lady <pl ladies> [Brit ˈleɪdi, Am ˈleɪdi] N

1. lady (woman):

lady
dame f
ladies first
les dames d'abord
ladies and gentlemen
mesdames et messieurs
the young lady at the desk
la demoiselle à la réception
behave yourself, young lady! (to child)
sois sage, ma petite!
his young lady dated
sa bonne amie dated
your good lady dated
votre dame dated
my old lady inf
ma bourgeoise inf
a little old lady
une petite vieille
my dear lady
chère madame
look here, lady inf!
écoutez, ma petite dame!
she's a real lady fig
elle est très distinguée
the lady of the house
la maîtresse de maison
a lady by birth
une aristocrate de naissance
attr a lady doctor/writer
une femme médecin/écrivain

See also Knight/Dame

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

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Translations for old lady 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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She is an orphan and was adopted by an old lady in her youth.
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Its story revolves around an old lady who comes to the city from her village in search of her presumably lost son.
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In fact, it's been done, been said to my old lady, you see?
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She had the image of the street-wise old lady.
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There is no question when the old lady lifts her skirts she can run.
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The jumps of the kid and old lady end disastrously.
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He was later spotted living in a hut as a hermit along with an old lady who fed him.
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Hence, she prays to become an old-aged woman (as no young man likes to marry an old lady).
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An old lady who has been sleeping inside the church sees the bag and gets it.
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According to this legend, they were reborn as a shark (old lady) and a turtle (young girl).
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