old man in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.man <pl men> [Brit man, Am mæn] N

1. man (adult male):

man
homme m
middle-aged/married man
homme d'âge mûr/marié
as one man to another
entre hommes
he's not a man to do
ce n'est pas le genre d'homme à faire
a blind man
un aveugle
an old man
un vieillard
a single man
un célibataire
a ladies' man
un homme à femmes
a beer/whisky man
un buveur de bière/de whisky
a leg/bum man inf
un amateur de belles jambes/de derrières
a man of God/the people
un homme de Dieu/du peuple
a man of iron or steel
un homme de fer
they've arrested the right man
on a arrêté le vrai coupable
he's your man
c'est l'homme qu'il te faut
he has worked for the party, man and boy Brit
il a travaillé pour le parti toute sa vie
man of the match
héros m du match
good man! (well done)
bravo mon gars!
my good man!
mon vieux! inf
my little man inf
mon petit

III.man [Brit man, Am mæn] INTERJ

IV.man <pres part manning; pret, pp manned> [Brit man, Am mæn] VB trans

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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’.

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 man in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for old man in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for old man in the English»French Dictionary

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II.man <men> [mæn] VB trans <-nn->

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I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

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

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The doctor's wifewho continues to remain sightedcomes across the old man with the eye-patch, who describes the condition of the world outside.
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When she finishes the wall, the old man gets up and walks upstairs to the main floor of the house.
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An old man told his sons that the water of life would save him.
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The old man, suggests that he have a drink.
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On the death of the old man the family breaks up.
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She assures the old man that his son will return someday with his regiment.
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In 1561, he was described as an old man, not very tall, with a grey beard and white hair.
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The old man insists on her staying overnight.
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Soon afterwards, the siren sounds because a house of an old man is on fire.
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The song tells the story of chance meeting of a young man and an old man inside a bar.
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